- House of Representatives of Belize
Infobox Legislature
name = The House of Representatives
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session_room =
house_type = Lower House
leader1_type = Speaker
leader1 = Emil Arguelles
party1 = (Non-affiliated)
election1 =March 14 ,2008
leader2_type = Prime Minister
leader2 =Dean Barrow
party2 = United Democratic Party
election2 =February 8 ,2008
leader4_type = Leader of the Opposition
leader4 =John Briceño
party4 =People's United Party
election4 =April 2 ,2008
members = 31
p_groups = United Democratic PartyPeople's United Party
election3 =February 7 ,2008
meeting_place = National Assembly Building
Independence HillBelmopan Belize
website = http://www.belize.gov.bzThe House of Representatives ofBelize is one of two chambers of the National Assembly, the other being the Senate. It was created under the 1981 constitution.Members are elected by winning a majority of votes in their constituency under the first past the post system. When the body was created, there were 18 members; this number was increased to 28 in 1984, to 29 in 1993, and to 31 in 2008.
Current members of the House of Representatives by district
Note: These members are as of
February 7 2008 as elected by theBelize an electorate.
*Speaker of the House : Emil ArguellesBelize District * Freetown:
Francis Fonseca (PUP)
* Caribbean Shores:Carlos Perdomo (UDP)
* Pickstock:Wilfred Elrington (UDP)
* Fort George:Said Musa (PUP)
* Lake Independence:Cordel Hyde (PUP)
* Collet: Patrick Faber (UDP)
* Port Loyola: Anthony Martinez (UDP)
* Mesopotamia: Michael Finnegan (UDP)
* Queen's Square:Dean Barrow (UDP) (Prime Minister)
* Albert:Mark Espat (PUP)
* Belize Rural North:Edmund Castro (UDP)
* Belize Rural Central: Michael Hutchinson (UDP)
* Belize Rural South:Manuel Heredia, Jr. (UDP)Corozal District * Corozal Bay:
Pablo Marin (UDP)
* Corozal North:Nemencio Acosta (UDP)
* Corozal Southeast:Florencio Marin Jr. (PUP)
* Corozal Southwest: Gabriel Martinez (UDP)Orange Walk District * Orange Walk Central: Johnny Briceno (PUP)(leader of the opposition)
* Orange Walk North:Gaspar Vega (UDP)(Deputy Prime Minister)
* Orange Walk East:Marcel Cardona (UDP)
* Orange Walk South:Mark Pech (UDP)Cayo District * Cayo North:
Salvador Fernandez (UDP)
* Cayo Central:Rene Montero (UDP)
* Cayo West:Erwin Contreras (UDP)
* Cayo South:Ramon Witz (UDP)
* Cayo Northeast:Elvin Penner (UDP)
* Belmopan: John Saldivar (UDP)Stann Creek District *
Dangriga :Arthur Roches (UDP)
* Stann CreekMelvin Hulse (UDP)Toledo District * Toledo East: Eden Martinez (UDP)
* Toledo West:Juan Coy (UDP)Latest result
External links
* [http://www.belize.gov.bz/library/how_we_are_governed/part_ii.html belize.gov.bz]
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