BELIZE ELECTIONS OF 27 AUGUST 1998 ================================================================== Election to the House of Representatives Source: Belmopan Sun website Parties ------------------------------------------------------------------ * PUP - People's United Party * UDP - United Democratic Party NATIONAL SUMMARY OF VOTES AND SEATS ================================================================== Party Votes % Seats ------------------------------------------------------------------ People's United Party 50,330 59.7 26 United Democratic Party 33,237 39.4 3 Others 778 00.0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 84,345 29 ------------------------------------------------------------------ VOTING BY CONSTITUENCY ================================================================== ALBERT ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark ESPAT PUP 1,102 70.2 Gilda Lewis 18 01.1 Tom Morrison + UDP 445 28.4 Ruth Smith 4 00.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 1,569 ------------------------------------------------------------------ BELIZE RURAL CENTRAL ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Louis Sylvester UDP 757 25.2 Ralph FONSECA * PUP 2,199 73.2 Gloria Bowen 48 01.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 3,004 ------------------------------------------------------------------ BELIZE RURAL NORTH ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Denton Belisle UDP 1,012 46.3 Reni Coleman 8 00.4 Estevan Perera 22 01.0 Maxwell SAMUELS * PUP 1,141 52.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 2,183 ------------------------------------------------------------------ BELIZE RURAL SOUTH ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Patty ARCEO PUP 1,378 57.3 Manuel Heredia Jr. UDP 1,027 42.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 2,405 ------------------------------------------------------------------ CARIBBEAN SHORES ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Joe COYE PUP 1,530 55.7 Manuel Esquivel * UDP 1,199 43.7 Marilyn Pollard 15 05.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 2,744 ------------------------------------------------------------------ CAYO CENTRAL ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Eduardo Juan * UDP 1,685 45.1 John Mena 37 01.0 Dan SILVA PUP 2,013 53.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 3,735 ------------------------------------------------------------------ CAYO NORTH ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Salvador Fernandez * UDP 2,273 48.7 Nazim Juan 32 00.7 Ainsley LESLIE PUP 2,357 50.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 4,662 ------------------------------------------------------------------ CAYO SOUTH ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Agripino CAWICH + PUP 2,827 62.7 Ismael Garcia 272 06.0 Melvin Hulse Sr. 43 00.9 Rudolfo Lopez 14 00.3 John Saldivar UDP 1,351 30.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 4,507 ------------------------------------------------------------------ CAYO WEST ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Erwin CONTRERAS UDP 1,537 50.2 Amin Hegar * PUP 1,527 49.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 3,064 ------------------------------------------------------------------ COLLET ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Faith Babb * UDP 807 37.9 Leigh Flowers 19 00.9 Remijio MONTEJO PUP 1,290 60.6 Enrique Silva 13 00.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 2,129 ------------------------------------------------------------------ COROZAL BAY ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Willard Levy UDP 1,309 37.3 Juan V MARIN * PUP 2,198 62.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 3,507 ------------------------------------------------------------------ COROZAL NORTH ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Valdemar CASTILLO * PUP 1,793 62.9 Guadelupe Longsworth UDP 1,059 37.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 2,852 ------------------------------------------------------------------ COROZAL SOUTH EAST ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Florencio MARIN * PUP 2,259 67.0 Lucio Navarro UDP 1,114 33.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 3,373 ------------------------------------------------------------------ COROZAL SOUTH WEST ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Gregorio GARCIA * PUP 1,611 53.4 Asterio Ortega UDP 1,405 46.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 3,016 ------------------------------------------------------------------ DANGRIGA ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Theodore ARANDA PUP 1,598 57.3 Russell Garcia * UDP 1,171 42.0 Cypriano Palacio 19 00.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 2,788 ------------------------------------------------------------------ FORT GEORGE ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Derek Aikman UDP 380 25.0 Said MUSA * PUP 1,142 75.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 1,522 ------------------------------------------------------------------ FREETOWN ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Jorge ESPAT * PUP 1,276 72.2 Marisa Quan UDP 471 26.6 Abel Rodriguez 21 01.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 1,768 ------------------------------------------------------------------ LAKE INDEPENDENCE ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Jorge Babb 7 00.2 Hubert Elrington * UDP 1,059 30.2 Cordel HYDE PUP 2,422 69.2 Jose Sosa 12 00.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 3,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------ MESOPTAMIA DIVISION ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael FINNEGAN * UDP 813 56.8 Ray Lightburn PUP 608 42.5 Linsburn Peters 9 00.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 1,430 ------------------------------------------------------------------ ORANGE WALK CENTRAL ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ John BRICENO * PUP 1,637 66.9 Ruben Campos UDP 808 33.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 2,445 ------------------------------------------------------------------ ORANGE WALK EAST ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Elodio Aragon * UDP 1,663 43.0 Dave BURGOS PUP 2,205 57.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 3,868 ------------------------------------------------------------------ ORANGE WALK NORTH ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Servulo BAIZA PUP 2,133 57.0 Alfredo Martinez + UDP 1,609 43.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 3,742 ------------------------------------------------------------------ ORANGE WALK SOUTH ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Salustiano LIZAMA PUP 2,188 58.7 Onesimo Pech + UDP 1,540 41.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 3,728 ------------------------------------------------------------------ PICKSTOCK ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Wilfred Elrington UDP 613 46.0 George PRICE * PUP 713 53.5 Ivan Roberts 7 00.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 1,333 ------------------------------------------------------------------ PORT LOYOLA ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Anna BALDERAMOS PUP 2,123 59.1 Figenia Cayetano 19 00.5 Robert Mariano 32 00.9 Anthony Martinez + UDP 1,420 39.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 3,594 ------------------------------------------------------------------ QUEENS SQUARE ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Russell August 9 00.5 Dean BARROW * UDP 872 51.1 Dickie Bradley PUP 825 48.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 1,706 ------------------------------------------------------------------ STANN CREEK WEST ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Henry CANTON PUP 1,819 60.1 Melvin Hulse Jr * UDP 1,139 37.6 Mateo Polanco 68 02.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 3,026 ------------------------------------------------------------------ TOLEDO EAST ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Michael J ESPAT PUP 2,278 58.2 Ryan K Pennell + UDP 1,603 41.0 Maximiliano Requena 30 00.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 3,911 ------------------------------------------------------------------ TOLEDO WEST ================================================================== Candidate Party Votes % ------------------------------------------------------------------ Marcial MES PUP 2,138 66.1 Wilfred D Usher * UDP 1,096 33.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 3,234 ------------------------------------------------------------------