Cayo West Explained

Cayo West
Parl Name:Belize House of Representatives
District:Cayo
Electorate:6,351 (2012)
Towns:Benque Viejo del Carmen, San Jose Succotz
Year:1984
Members Label:Area Representative
Members:Jorge Espat
Party: People's United Party

Cayo West is an electoral constituency in the Cayo District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2020 by Jorge Espat of the People's United Party (PUP).

Profile

The Cayo West constituency was one of 10 new seats created for the 1984 general election. Cayo West consists of an area in west-central Cayo District abutting the Guatemalan border. The border town of Benque Viejo del Carmen is the constituency's main settlement.[1]

Area representatives

ElectionArea representative[2] Party
1984Pedro Guerra MenaUDP
1989Miguel RuizPUP
1993Amin HegarPUP
1998Erwin ContrerasUDP
2003Erwin ContrerasUDP
2008Erwin ContrerasUDP
2012Erwin ContrerasUDP
2015Erwin ContrerasUDP
2020Jorge EspatPUP

Notes and References

  1. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/belize/belizemapsindex.shtml Belize election maps
  2. http://www.elections.gov.bz Elections Results