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2008 Belizean general election information


2008 Belizean general election
2008 Belizean general election
← 2003 7 February 2008 2012 →

All 31 seats in the House of Representatives
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout77.18%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Dean Barrow Said Musa
Party UDP PUP
Last election 7 seats 22 seats
Seats won 25 6
Seat change Increase18 Decrease16
Popular vote 66,203 47,624
Percentage 56.61% 40.72%
Swing Increase17.2 Decrease12.44

Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Said Musa
PUP

Subsequent Prime Minister

Dean Barrow
UDP

General elections were held in Belize on 7 February 2008. Beginning with this election, Belizeans elected 31 members to the House of Representatives of Belize instead of 29. In what was considered an upset, the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) won the election with 25 out of 31 seats; the ruling People's United Party won six.[1]

The elections were held alongside a constitutional referendum had also been called to determine the views of Belizeans on an elected Senate.

  1. ^ UDP causes major upset in Belize elections Archived February 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (February 8, 2008), Caribbean360.com.

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