Mesopotamia (Belize House constituency) explained

Mesopotamia
Parl Name:Belize House of Representatives
District:Belize
Electorate:2,277 (2020)
Towns:Belize City (part)
Year:1961
Members Label:Area Representative
Members:Moses "Shyne" Barrow
Party: United Democratic Party

Mesopotamia, sometimes abbreviated as Mesop, is an electoral constituency in the Belize District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2020 by Shyne Barrow of the United Democratic Party.

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The Mesopotamia constituency was created for the 1961 general election as part of a major nationwide redistricting. It currently comprises much of central Belize City, surrounded by the Collet, Queen's Square and Albert constituencies.[1] The UDP has continuously held Mesopotamia since the 1979 general election, longer than any other constituency. It is widely considered a strong UDP safe seat.[2]

Longtime representative Michael Finnegan stood down at the 2020 general election and was succeeded by his nephew, internationally known rapper Shyne Barrow.[3]

Area representatives

ElectionArea representative[4] Party
1961C. L. B. RogersPUP
1965C. L. B. RogersPUP
1969C. L. B. RogersPUP
1974C. L. B. RogersPUP
1979Curl ThompsonUDP
1984Curl ThompsonUDP
1989Curl ThompsonUDP
1993Michael FinneganUDP
1998Michael FinneganUDP
2003Michael FinneganUDP
2008Michael FinneganUDP
2012Michael FinneganUDP
2015Michael FinneganUDP
2020Shyne BarrowUDP

Notes and References

  1. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/belize/belizemapsindex.shtml Belize election maps
  2. http://edition.channel5belize.com/archives/66919 "Finnegan wakes to color Mesopotamia red"
  3. https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/international/9483583/shyne-barrow-belize-house-of-representatives Rapper Shyne Barrow Is Elected to Belize's House of Representatives
  4. http://www.elections.gov.bz Elections Results