Belize
Belize
Sistema Electoral Electoral System
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National Executive
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Composition
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Prime Minister
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Election System
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Elected by a majority of the House of
Representatives (1)
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Duration of Term
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Maximum of five years after formation
of government
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Term Limits
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None
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Upper House of National Assembly -
Senate (2)
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Composition
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12 - 13 Senators
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Election System
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Six members are appointed on the advice
of the Prime Minister; three on the advice of the Leader
of the Opposition; one on the advice of the Belize Council
of Churches and the Evangelical Association of Churches;
one on the advice of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and
Industry and the Belize Business Bureau; and one on the
advice of the National Trade Union Congress of Belize and
the Civil Society Steering Committee.
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The President of the Senate is chosen
by the Senators, and may be designated from outside the
Senate, in which case she/he becomes a member of the Senate
by virtue of holding the office of President.
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Duration of Term
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Maximum of 5 years
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Term Limits
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No term limits
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Lower House of the National Assembly
- House of Representatives (3)
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Composition
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18 - 19 members
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Election System
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Elected through plurality in 18 single
member districts
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The members of the Parliament choose a
Speaker, who may be designated from outside parliament and
becomes a member of parliament by virtue of holding the
office of Speaker.
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Duration
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Maximum of five years
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Term Limits
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No term limits
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State / Province (4)
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There are no separately elected provincial
executives; local Town Councils are elected, but with limited
legal authority
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District magnitude for PR districts? |
N/A
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Threshold |
N/A
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Voting legally compulsory? |
No
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Gender quotas? |
No
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Quotas for minority representation? |
No
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Is remote voting possible? |
No
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Concurrent Elections? |
Yes
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(1) Belize's Constitution, Article 37.
(2) Information regarding Belize's Senate was taken from Belize's Constitution, Article 61.
(3) Information regarding Belize's House of Representatives was taken from Belize's Constitution, Article 56.
(4) Belize has only a national level government and a single tier local government made up of various councils (2 city councils, 4 town councils, 12 community councils, and 180 village councils). Information taken from Belize's official governmen t webpage
Source / Fuente: Belize's Constitution, Belize's government, IPU Parline, AceProject