Dangriga is an electoral constituency in the Stann Creek District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2020 by Louis Zabaneh of the People's United Party.
| Dangriga | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Belize House of Representatives | |
 | |
| District | Stann Creek |
| Electorate | 6,275 (2015) |
| Major settlements | Dangriga |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1961 as Stann Creek Town, renamed 1979 |
| Party | People's United Party |
| Area Representative | Louis Zabaneh |
Profile
editThe Dangriga constituency was created as Stann Creek Town for the 1961 general election as part of a major nationwide redistricting. The constituency assumed its current name as of the 1979 general election. It includes the town of Dangriga as well as the nearby Sarawee and Hope Creek areas. It is bordered by the Stann Creek West constituency and the Caribbean Sea.[1]
July 2015 by-election
editIn June 2015 Area Rep. Ivan Ramos resigned after controversially failing to retain his standard bearer status with the People's United Party. A by-election to determine Ramos' successor was held 8 July 2015.[2] Nominations were formally made on 22 June. Former Dangriga Mayor Frank "Papa" Mena was the UDP nominee, while retired educator Anthony Sabal stood as the PUP candidate after initial reports the PUP might not contest the by-election at all.[3][4] Llewellyn Lucas from the Belize Green Independent Party was also nominated, becoming that party's first official candidate in any election since it was founded in 2012.[5] A fourth candidate endorsed by both of Belize's other active minor parties, the People's National Party and Vision Inspired by the People, was disqualified due to holding dual citizenship. Belizean candidates for public office may not hold citizenship in any other country.[6]
The by-election was won by Mena with 57.89 percent of the vote, giving the UDP its third consecutive by-election win dating to 2003.[7]
Area representatives
edit| Election | Area representative[8] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Allan Arthurs | PUP | |
| 1965 | Allan Arthurs | PUP | |
| 1969 | Allan Arthurs | PUP | |
| 1974 | Paul Guerrero | UDP | |
| 1979 | Theodore Aranda | UDP | |
| 1983 | CDP | ||
| 1984 | Simeon Sampson | PUP | |
| 1989 | Theodore Aranda | PUP | |
| 1993 | Russell Garcia | UDP | |
| 1998 | Theodore Aranda | PUP | |
| 2003 | Sylvia Flores | PUP | |
| 2008 | Arthur Roches | UDP | |
| 2012 | Ivan Ramos | PUP | |
| 2015 by-election | Frank Mena | UDP | |
| 2015 | Frank Mena | UDP | |
| 2020 | Louis Zabaneh | PUP | |
Elections
edit| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2015 by-election[7] Electorate: 6,275 Turnout: 3,738 (59.57%) −5.27 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 638 (17.07%) +8.26 | Frank Mena | UDP | 2,164 | 57.89 | +13.51 | ||
| Anthony Sabal | PUP | 1,526 | 40.82 | −12.37 | ||||
| Llewellyn Lucas | BGIP | 14 | 0.37 | - | ||||
| 2012 general election[9] Electorate: 5,904 Turnout: 3,828 (64.84%) −4.28 | PUP gain from UDP Majority: 337 (8.81%) −6.49 | Ivan Ramos | PUP | 2,036 | 53.19 | +11.89 | ||
| Arthur Roches | UDP | 1,699 | 44.38 | −12.22 | ||||
| Mateo Tomas Polanco | PNP | 37 | 0.97 | - | ||||
| 2008 general election[10] Electorate: 5,363 Turnout: 3,707 (69.12%) +0.62 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 567 (15.3%) +7.48 | Arthur Roches | UDP | 2,098 | 56.6 | +12.02 | ||
| Cassian Nunez | PUP | 1,531 | 41.3 | −11.1 | ||||
| Denton Castillo | NRP | 31 | 0.84 | - | ||||
| Quentin Mejia | VIP | 20 | 0.54 | - | ||||
| 2003 general election[11] Electorate: 4,254 Turnout: 2,914 (68.5%) −15.57 | PUP hold Majority: 228 (7.82%) −7.36 | Sylvia Flores | PUP | 1,527 | 52.4 | −4.41 | ||
| Russell Garcia | UDP | 1,299 | 44.58 | +2.95 | ||||
| Ian Caliz | Independent | 44 | 1.51 | - | ||||
| 1998 general election[12] Electorate: 3,346 Turnout: 2,813 (84.07%) +20.04 | PUP gain from UDP Majority: 427 (15.18%) +2.38 | Theodore Aranda | PUP | 1,598 | 56.81 | +13.21 | ||
| Russell Garcia | UDP | 1,171 | 41.63 | −14.77 | ||||
| Cypriano Luke Palacio | PDP | 19 | 0.67 | - | ||||
| 1993 general election[13][14] Electorate: 4,123 Turnout: 2,640 (64.03%) −2.81 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 338 (12.8%) +5.3 | Russell Garcia | UDP | 1,489 | 56.4 | +11.0 | ||
| Theodore Aranda | PUP | 1,151 | 43.6 | −9.3 | ||||
| 1989 general election[15][16] Electorate: 3,486 Turnout: 2,330 (66.84%) −0.05 | PUP hold Majority: 176 (7.5%) −8.3 | Theodore Aranda | PUP | 1,233 | 52.9 | +9.8 | ||
| Randolph Enriquez | UDP | 1,057 | 45.4 | +18.1 | ||||
| 1984 general election[17][18] Electorate: 2,368 Turnout: 1,584 (66.89%) −18.36 | PUP gain from CDP Majority: 250 (15.8%) +7.4 | Simeon Sampson | PUP | 682 | 43.1 | −2.1 | ||
| Henry Anderson | UDP | 432 | 27.3 | −26.3 | ||||
| Theodore Aranda | CDP | 385 | 24.3 | - | ||||
| Allan Arthurs | Independent | 77 | 4.9 | - | ||||
| 1979 general election[19] Electorate: 2,319 Turnout: 1,977 (85.25%) +18.45 | UDP hold Majority: 8.4% (−3.7) | Theodore Aranda | UDP | 53.6 | −1.2 | |||
| Gadsby Ramos | PUP | 45.2 | +2.5 | |||||
| 1974 general election[20] Electorate: 2,187 Turnout: 1,461 (66.8%) −11.13 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 12.1% (+1.5) | Paul Guerrero | UDP | 54.8 | - | |||
| Allan Arthurs | PUP | 42.7 | −11.6 | |||||
| 1969 general election[21] Electorate: 2,093 Turnout: 1,631 (77.93%) +3.59 | PUP hold Majority: 10.6% (+8.9) | Allan Arthurs | PUP | 54.3 | +4.3 | |||
| Rodwell Leslie | NIP | 43.7 | −4.6 | |||||
| 1965 general election[22] Electorate: 2,666 Turnout: 1,982 (74.34%) −7.87 | PUP hold Majority: 1.7% (−6.4) | Allan Arthurs | PUP | 50.0 | −2.3 | |||
| Albert Arzu | NIP | 48.3 | +4.1 | |||||
| 1961 general election[23] Electorate: 1,816 Turnout: 1,493 (82.21%) n/a | PUP win Majority: 8.1% (n/a) | Allan Arthurs | PUP | 52.3 | - | |||
| Paul Guerrero | NIP | 44.2 | - | |||||
References
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- ^ "PUP Still 'Assessing' While Bye-election Date Drawing Nigh", Tropical Vision Limited, 12 June 2015. (accessed 18 June 2015)
- ^ Trujillo, Renee. "Political Momentum Picks Up in Dangriga" Archived 2015-06-19 at the Wayback Machine, LOVE FM, 17 June 2015 (accessed 18 June 2015)
- ^ "Nomination Day for Bi Election in Dangriga", PlusTV Belize, 23 June 2015. (accessed 23 June 2015)
- ^ Clarke, Kareem. "Race for Dangriga seat in high gear", Amandala, 23 June 2015 (accessed 23 June 2015)
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- ^ 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)
- ^ General Elections 1989, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
- ^ 1989 Parliamentary Elections, Political Database of the Americas. (accessed 22 November 2014)
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- ^ General Elections 1974, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
- ^ General Elections 1969, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
- ^ General Elections 1965, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
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