Belize Rural Central
Belize Rural Central is an electoral constituency in the Belize District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2015 by Beverly Williams of the United Democratic Party.
| Belize Rural Central | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Belize House of Representatives | |
| District | Belize |
| Electorate | 5,920 (2012) |
| Major settlements | Ladyville, Hattieville |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1993 |
| Party | United Democratic Party |
| Area Representative | Beverly Williams |
Profile
The Belize Rural Central constituency was created for the 1993 general election by a split of the existing Belize Rural South constituency. Out of the 13 Belize District constituencies it is one of three located outside the Belize City limits, consisting of the southern half of the Belize District mainland. It includes Ladyville and the Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport.[1]
Area Representatives
| Election | Area Representative[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Ralph Fonseca | PUP | |
| 2008 | Michael Hutchinson | UDP | |
| 2012 | Dolores Balderamos-García | PUP | |
| 2015 | Beverly Williams | UDP | |
Elections
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 general election [3] Electorate: 5,920 Turnout: 3,917 (66.17%) −10.04 | PUP gain from UDP Majority: 204 (5.21%) +0.64 | Dolores Balderamos-García | PUP | 2,005 | 51.19 | +4.57 | ||
| Michael Hutchinson | UDP | 1,801 | 45.98 | −5.21 | ||||
| Fred Hunter Sr. | PNP | 74 | 1.89 | - | ||||
| 2008 general election [4] Electorate: 5,032 Turnout: 3,835 (76.21%) +5.42 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 175 (4.57%) −28.43 | Michael Hutchinson | UDP | 1,963 | 51.19 | +17.69 | ||
| Ralph Fonseca | PUP | 1,788 | 46.62 | −19.88 | ||||
| Harrisford B. Myers | VIP | 36 | 0.94 | - | ||||
| Queen Miller | Independent | 16 | 0.42 | - | ||||
| 2003 general election [5] Electorate: 4,482 Turnout: 3,173 (70.79%) −15.22 | PUP hold Majority: 1,047 (33.0%) −14.57 | Ralph Fonseca | PUP | 2,110 | 66.5 | −6.05 | ||
| Colin Gillett | UDP | 1,063 | 33.5 | +8.52 | ||||
| 1998 general election [6] Electorate: 3,524 Turnout: 3,031 (86.01%) +16.03 | PUP hold Majority: 1,442 (47.57%) +1.77 | Ralph Fonseca | PUP | 2,199 | 72.55 | −0.35 | ||
| Louis S. Sylvestre | UDP | 757 | 24.98 | −2.12 | ||||
| Gloria Marie Bowen | PDP | 48 | 1.58 | - | ||||
| 1993 general election [7][8] Electorate: 2,805 Turnout: 1,963 (69.98%) n/a | PUP win Majority: 899 (45.8%) n/a | Ralph Fonseca | PUP | 1,431 | 72.9 | - | ||
| Lloyd Gillett | UDP | 532 | 27.1 | - | ||||
References
- Belize election maps, Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive. (accessed 20 November 2014)
- Elections Results, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 20 November 2014)
- GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS 2012, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
- 2008 General Elections Final Results , Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
- 2003 General Elections final results, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
- General Elections 1998, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
- General Elections 1993, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
- 1993 Parliamentary Elections, Political Database of the Americas. (accessed 22 November 2014)
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