Port Loyola Explained

Port Loyola
Parl Name:Belize House of Representatives
District:Belize
Electorate:4,698 (2015)
Towns:Belize City (part)
Year:1984
Members Label:Area Representative
Members:Gilroy Usher
Party: People's United Party

Port Loyola is an electoral constituency in the Belize District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2020 by Gilroy Usher of the People's United Party (PUP).

Port Loyola contains some of the worst conditions in Belize City's Southside, and has a high crime rate. St. John Vianney Roman Catholic Primary School lies within the district.

History

Port Loyola, extending from the North Creek to the Port Authority and eastward to the Yarborough Bridge, was created in 1984 on the eve of that year's legislative elections. Its first representative was businessman Henry Young, who was reelected in 1989 and 1993 before stepping aside in 1998.

In 1998, the UDP selected Anthony "Boots" Martinez to contest the division against lawyer Dolores Balderamos-García. Balderamos-García defeated Martinez badly and served until 2003, when Martinez won election.

Area representatives

ElectionArea representative[1] Party
1984Henry YoungUDP
1989Henry YoungUDP
1993Henry YoungUDP
1998Dolores Balderamos-GarcíaPUP
2003Anthony MartinezUDP
2008Anthony MartinezUDP
2012Anthony MartinezUDP
2015Anthony MartinezUDP
2020Gilroy UsherPUP

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.elections.gov.bz Elections Results