House of Representatives (Belize)

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House of Representatives
Basic data
Seat: Belmopan
Legislative period : 5 years
MPs: 31
Current legislative period
Last choice: 2012
Website
www.nationalassembly.gov.bz

The House of Representatives in Belize , Central America , together with the Senate, forms the Belizean National Assembly and can be compared to the House of Commons in Great Britain .

The bicameral system was introduced in Belize in 1981 when the new constitution gained independence from Great Britain. To be able to move into the House of Representatives, a delegate must have a majority of the votes in his constituency . When the constitution was drafted in 1981, there were 18 members of the House of Representatives; in 1984 that number was increased to 28, in 1993 to 29 and in 2005 to 31 members.

Election of the House of Representatives

Districts in Belize

The House of Representatives consists of 31 members directly elected by majority voting from 31 constituencies in 6 districts:

The speaker is not entitled to vote in the House of Representatives .

In the 2012 elections, the United Democratic Party (UDP) won the majority of the seats:

Belize House of Representatives 2012-2017:
  • United Democratic Party (UDP): 17 seats
  • People's United Party (PUP): 14 seats

    • Based in Belmopan

    The House of Representatives shares its headquarters with the Belize Senate in a complex of government buildings in Belmopan . The building, opened in 1971, was built in the style of brutalism . The new capital Belmopan was only created in 1970 after Hurricane Hattie in 1961 destroyed 75% of the old capital Belize City .

    • National Assembly building on Independence Plaza, 2008

    • National Assembly building in the center, ministries on the left and parliament wing on the right

    • Parliament wing, 1976

    • Protests in front of Parliament, 2005

    Individual evidence

    1. ^ Constitution of Belize . In: www.nationalassembly.gov.bz . Archived from the original on September 1, 2015. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 1, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nationalassembly.gov.bz
    2. ^ History of the Legislature of Belize . In: www.nationalassembly.gov.bz . Archived from the original on September 4, 2015. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 30, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nationalassembly.gov.bz
    3. ↑ Country Information Belize: Domestic Policy . In: Foreign Office . Retrieved October 1, 2015.
    4. ↑ General Elections 2012 , Elections and Boundaries Department, March 7, 2012.
    5. ^ Present Members of the House of Representatives . Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 1, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nationalassembly.gov.bz
    6. ↑ IPU PARLINE database: BELIZE (House of Representatives), Last elections . Retrieved October 1, 2015.
    7. ^ Belize - A Wiki on National Parliament Buildings Worldwide . Retrieved September 30, 2015.
    8. ↑ Hurricane 'Edith' Deepens Rapidly . In: Sarasota Herald-Tribune , September 7, 1971, pp. 1A, 4A. Retrieved October 1, 2015. 

    Coordinates: 17 ° 15 ′ 4 "  N , 88 ° 46 ′ 23"  W.