Belize
Belize

Sistema Electoral Electoral System


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National Executive
Composition
Prime Minister
Election System
Elected by a majority of the House of Representatives (1)
Duration of Term
Maximum of five years after formation of government
Term Limits
None
Upper House of National Assembly - Senate (2)
Composition
12 - 13 Senators
Election System
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.
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.
Duration of Term
Maximum of 5 years
Term Limits
No term limits
Lower House of the National Assembly - House of Representatives (3)
Composition
18 - 19 members
Election System
Elected through plurality in 18 single member districts
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.
Duration
Maximum of five years
Term Limits
No term limits
State / Province (4)
There are no separately elected provincial executives; local Town Councils are elected, but with limited legal authority

District magnitude for PR districts?
N/A
Threshold
N/A
Voting legally compulsory?
No
Gender quotas?
No
Quotas for minority representation?
No
Is remote voting possible?
No
Concurrent Elections?
Yes

(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

 

Última actualización: 10 de Junio, 2011