House of Representatives (Belize)
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The House of Representatives of Belize is the lower chamber of the National Assembly, the other being the Senate. It was created under the 1981 constitution. Members are commonly called "Area Representatives".
House of Representatives | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 31 |
Political groups | HM Government |
Elections | |
First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 11 November 2020 |
Meeting place | |
National Assembly Building of Belize Independence Hill Belmopan Belize | |
Website | |
National Assembly of Belize |
Area Representatives are elected by winning a majority of votes in their respective constituencies under the first-past-the-post system. The body is directly descended from the British Honduras Legislative Assembly created in 1954 with nine elected members. It has been expanded several times since: to 18 in 1961, 28 in 1984, 29 in 1993 and finally to 31 in 2008. The leader of the majority party in the Belize House typically becomes Prime Minister of Belize.