List of House of Representatives constituencies of Belize

Last updated

House of Representatives of Belize
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years [1]
Seats31
Elections
First-past-the-post [2]
Last election
 March 2025
Meeting place
Belmopan Parliament.jpg
National Assembly Building at Independence Hill, Belmopan, Belize
Website
National Assembly of Belize
Location of Belize (red) in Central America Belize - Caribbean.svg
Location of Belize (red) in Central America

The House of Representatives of Belize is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of Belize, [3] a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America. [4] It was created under the 1981 constitution and is seated at Belmopan, the capital. Belize, then known as British Honduras, had a short lived Legislative Assembly from 1854 to 1871. This was reinstated in 1935, but it was made up of only nominated members. Later, in 1954, the colony held its first general election for the assembly. British Honduras gained full self-government and a new constitution was passed, in 1963. The Legislative Assembly was renamed to the National Assembly, which comprised two houses: the House of Representatives and the Senate. In 1981, Belize gained independence from the United Kingdom under a new constitution. The number of elected members of the House of Representatives increased from 18 to 28. [5]

Contents

The constituencies of the House of Representatives are redistricted "from time to time" to ensure that their voting population be as equal as possible to each other, as required by the constitution. [6] Since 2008, the country is divided into 31 single-member constituencies, each of which elects their representative for a five-year term [1] under the first-past-the-post system. [7] The minimum age for voting in Belize is 18, but voting isn't compulsory. [2] The next redistricting has been mandated by the Cabinet of Belize to take place by April 2026. [8]

History

Changes in the constituencies of the House of Representatives over time
YearEventConstituenciesElection(s)
1981Belize gained its independence from the United Kingdom under a new constitution. [5] 28 1984 [9] and 1989 [10]
1993Boundary redistricting. One constituency (Belize Rural Central) was added. [11] 29 1993, [12] 1998 [13] and 2003 [14]
2004Boundary redistricting. Two constituencies (Belmopan and Cayo North East) were added. [15] : 3 31 2008, [16] 2012, [17] 2015, [18] 2020 [19] and 2025 [20]

Constituencies

Constituencies of Belize Belize constituencies, blank.svg
Constituencies of Belize
Constituencies of the House of Representatives of Belize
#Constituency District Electorate
(2025) [21] 		First
election [11]
1 Albert Belize 3,076 1961
2 Belize Rural Central 7,804 1993
3 Belize Rural North 5,486 1961
4 Belize Rural South 10,258 1961
5 Caribbean Shores 4,471 1984
6 Collet 3,748 1961
7 Fort George 2,646 1961
8 Freetown 4,134 1961
9 Lake Independence 6,941 1984
10 Mesopotamia 2,352 1961
11 Pickstock 4,796 1961
12 Port Loyola 4,910 1984
13 Queen's Square 2,802 1984
14 Belmopan Cayo 10,613 2008
15 Cayo Central 8,899 1984
16 Cayo North 9,043 1961
17 Cayo North East 6,679 2008
18 Cayo South 8,702 1961
19 Cayo West 7,814 1984
20 Corozal Bay Corozal 6,808 1984
21 Corozal North 7,626 1961
22 Corozal South East 7,328 1984
23 Corozal South West 6,547 1984
24 Orange Walk Central Orange Walk 6,606 1984
25 Orange Walk East 7,829 1984
26 Orange Walk North 8,654 1961
27 Orange Walk South 8,016 1961
28 Dangriga [a] Stann Creek 6,273 1961
29 Stann Creek West [b] 10,814 1961
30 Toledo East Toledo 8,876 1984
31 Toledo West 8,014 1984
Total208,5651961

Notes

  1. ↑ Dangriga was known as Stann Creek Town till the 1980s. [22]
  2. ↑ Stann Creek West was known as Stann Creek Rural till 1984. [23]

References

  1. 1 2 "Belize - House of Representatives". Inter-Parliamentary Union . Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Belize - House of Representatives - Electoral system". Inter-Parliamentary Union . Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "House of Representatives Belize". National Assembly of Belize . Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  4. ↑ Griffith, William J.; Bolland, O. Nigel (9 October 2025). "Belize - History, Capital, Language, Map, Flag, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica . Retrieved 10 October 2025. Belize, country located on the northeast coast of Central America.
  5. 1 2 "History of the Legislature of Belize". National Assembly of Belize. Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Belize 1981 (rev. 2011) Constitution". constituteproject.org. Part VI, Section 90. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "House of Representatives". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Archived from the original on 12 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Cabinet Sets One-Year Deadline for Redistricting". The Reporter. 3 April 2025. Archived from the original on 7 September 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Election Results - 1984". Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. 23 September 2015. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  10. ↑ "Election Results - 1989". Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. 23 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  11. 1 2 "Boundary redistricting" (PDF). Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "Election Results - 1993" (PDF). Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. 19 December 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "Results of the General Elections 1998" (PDF). Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. 19 December 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "General Elections 2003" (PDF). Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. 20 December 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  15. ↑ "Final report on boundary redistricting Belize" (PDF). Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. 26 February 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  16. ↑ "Belize General Elections 2008 - Final Results" (PDF). Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. 20 December 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  17. ↑ "General Elections 2012" (PDF). Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. 7 March 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  18. ↑ "General Election (2015)" (PDF). Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. 4 November 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  19. ↑ "General Election (2020) Official Results" (PDF). Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. 11 November 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  20. ↑ "General Elections (2025) - Official results" (PDF). Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  21. ↑ "Total Electors as at August 2025" (PDF). Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. 26 September 2025. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  22. ↑ Peter Eltringham (2001). The Rough Guide to Belize. Rough Guides. p. 187. Retrieved 14 October 2025. Since the early 1980s, Garifuna culture has undergone a tremendous revival; as a part of this movement the town (Stann Creek) was renamed Dangriga ...
  23. ↑ Gladden, Charles (14 February 2014). "26 January 2003 - (From the) Publisher". Amandala. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2025. representing the constituency of Stann Creek Rural (which became Stann Creek West in 1984)
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.