Elections in Belize - Belizean Legislative Election, 2008, Belizean Legislative Election, 2003, Elections and Boundaries Department (Paperback)

Chapters: Belizean Legislative Election, 2008, Belizean Legislative Election, 2003, Elections and Boundaries Department, Belizean Legislative Election, 1989, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission, Belizean Legislative Election, 1998, Belizean Legislative Election, 1993, Belizean Legislative Election, 1984, Belizean Legislative Election, 1979, Belizean Municipal Elections, 1993-1994, Belizean Municipal Elections, 1989-1991, British Honduras Legislative Election, 1954, British Honduras Legislative Election, 1957, Belizean Legislative Election, 1974, British Honduras Legislative Election, 1965, British Honduras Legislative Election, 1961, British Honduras Legislative Election, 1969. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 66. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: This article is part of the series: Politics and government ofBelize A legislative election was held in the nation of Belize on February 7, 2008. Beginning with this election, Belizeans elected to the House of Representatives 31 members 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. A national referendum had also been called to determine the views of Belizeans on an elected Senate. The Society for the Promotion of Education and Research (SPEAR) released the results of an opinion poll conducted in conjunction with SJC's Belizean Studies Centre in October 2005. In an election 49% of voters would consider voting for a third party; between the current parties 34.5% said they would vote for the PUP and the rest for the UDP. As a followup, SPEAR conducted a second poll released on October 31, 2006 (). When asked who they would vote for, 32% said UDP, 11.8% PUP and 22% a third party. Smaller numbers either said ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=82353