2012 Belizean general election

2012 Belizean general election

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All 31 seats in the House of Representatives
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout73.18%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Dean Barrow Francis Fonseca
Party UDP PUP
Last election 25 seats 6 seats
Seats won 17 14
Seat change Decrease8 Increase8
Popular vote 64,976 61,832
Percentage 50.43% 47.99%

Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Dean Barrow
UDP

Subsequent Prime Minister

Dean Barrow
UDP

General elections were held in Belize on 7 March 2012[1] to elect all 31 members of the Belize House of Representatives as well as offices in the various local governments. The election was run by the Elections and Boundaries Commission's Elections and Boundaries Department. Dean Barrow and his United Democratic Party (UDP) were re-elected, but lost eight seats to the opposition People's United Party (PUP) to maintain a slim 17-14 majority in the Belize House.[2][3] The upper house of the Belize National Assembly, the Senate, was appointed after the election by the UDP-led government in accordance with the Constitution of Belize.

  1. ^ Aaron Humes, "Barrow rolls the dice March 7!", Amandala Online, 2 February 2012.
  2. ^ Hughes, Krista (8 March 2012), Belize steps closer to bond talks with ruling party win, Reuters, archived from the original on 14 July 2014
  3. ^ Britell, Alexander (8 March 2012), "Belize's UDP Wins Narrow Re-election; Opposition Gains Eight Seats", Caribbean Journal

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