Lake Independence (Belize House constituency)
| Lake Independence | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Belize House of Representatives | |
 | |
| District | Belize |
| Electorate | 4,863 (2020) |
| Major settlements | Belize City (part) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1984 |
| Party | People's United Party |
| Area Representative | Cordel Hyde |
Lake Independence, often known simply as Lake I, is an electoral constituency in the Belize District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2015 by Cordel Hyde. Hyde previously served as area representative from 1998 to 2012.
Profile[edit]
The Lake Independence constituency was one of 10 new seats created for the 1984 general election. It occupies portions of western and southern Belize City, bordering the Belize Rural Central, Freetown, Pickstock, Collet and Port Loyola constituencies.[1]
Area representatives[edit]
| Election | Area representative[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Hubert Elrington | UDP | |
| 1989 | Carlos Diaz | PUP | |
| 1993 | Hubert Elrington | UDP | |
| 1998 | Cordel Hyde | PUP | |
| 2003 | Cordel Hyde | PUP | |
| 2008 | Cordel Hyde | PUP | |
| 2012 | Mark King | UDP | |
| 2015 | Cordel Hyde | PUP | |
| 2020 | Cordel Hyde | PUP | |
Elections[edit]
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 general election[3] Electorate: 4,863 Turnout: 3,958 (81.39%) +12.39 | PUP hold Majority: 3,180 (80.34%) +51.57 | Cordel Hyde | PUP | 3,539 | 89.41 | +17.89 | ||
| Dianne "Miss D" Finnegan | UDP | 359 | 9.07 | −16.69 | ||||
| 2015 general election[4] Electorate: 6,305 Turnout: 4,368 (69.0%) +6.0 | PUP gain from UDP Majority: 1,999 (28.87%) +23.52 | Cordel Hyde | PUP | 3,124 | 71.52 | +45.76 | ||
| Mark King | UDP | 1,125 | 25.76 | −22.24 | ||||
| Richard "Lizard" McCaulay | BPP | 63 | 1.44 | - | ||||
| 2012 general election[5] Electorate: 5,145 Turnout: 3,217 (63.0%) −9.2 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 172 (5.35%) −4.83 | Mark King | UDP | 1,544 | 48.0 | +4.5 | ||
| Martin Galvez | PUP | 1,372 | 42.65 | −11.03 | ||||
| Carlos Diaz | Independent | 223 | 6.93 | - | ||||
| 2008 general election[6] Electorate: 5,155 Turnout: 3,722 (72.2%) +0.2 | PUP hold Majority: 379 (10.18%) −17.88 | Cordel Hyde | PUP | 1,998 | 53.68 | −7.63 | ||
| Vandley Rupert Jenkins | UDP | 1,619 | 43.5 | +10.25 | ||||
| Gary Lambey | NRP | 36 | 0.97 | - | ||||
| Joseph "Seagull" Martinez | VIP | 36 | 0.97 | - | ||||
| 2003 general election[7] Electorate: 6,175 Turnout: 4,508 (72.0%) −15.35 | PUP hold Majority: 1,265 (28.06%) −10.71 | Cordel Hyde | PUP | 2,764 | 61.31 | −7.59 | ||
| Anthony Leslie | UDP | 1,499 | 33.25 | +3.12 | ||||
| Patrick Rogers | Independent | 96 | 2.12 | - | ||||
| Hubert Elrington | Independent | 88 | 1.95 | - | ||||
| 1998 general election[8] Electorate: 4,024 Turnout: 3,515 (87.35%) +27.31 | PUP gain from UDP Majority: 1,363 (38.77%) +33.97 | Cordel Hyde | PUP | 2,422 | 68.9 | +21.3 | ||
| Hubert Elrington | UDP | 1,059 | 30.13 | −22.27 | ||||
| Jose Sosa | PDP | 12 | 0.34 | - | ||||
| Jorge Ernesto Babb | NRTCP | 7 | 0.2 | - | ||||
| 1993 general election[9][10] Electorate: 4,139 Turnout: 2,485 (60.04%) −2.61 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 117 (4.8%) −0.6 | Hubert Elrington | UDP | 1,301 | 52.4 | +6.2 | ||
| Carlos Diaz | PUP | 1,184 | 47.6 | −4.0 | ||||
| 1989 general election[11][12] Electorate: 3,376 Turnout: 2,115 (62.65%) −7.15 | PUP gain from UDP Majority: 113 (5.4%) −0.7 | Carlos Diaz | PUP | 1,091 | 51.6 | +5.3 | ||
| Hubert Elrington | UDP | 978 | 46.2 | −6.2 | ||||
| 1984 general election[13][14] Electorate: 2,460 Turnout: 1,717 (69.8%) n/a | UDP win Majority: 105 (6.1%) n/a | Hubert Elrington | UDP | 723 | 52.4 | - | ||
| Carlos Diaz | PUP | 618 | 46.3 | - | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ Belize election maps, Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive. (accessed 20 November 2014)
- ^ Elections Results, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 20 November 2014)
- ^ GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS 2020, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 12 November 2020)
- ^ GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS 2015, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 12 November 2020)
- ^ GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS 2012, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
- ^ 2008 General Elections Final Results , Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
- ^ 2003 General Elections final results, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
- ^ General Elections 1998, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
- ^ General Elections 1993, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
- ^ 1993 Parliamentary Elections, Political Database of the Americas. (accessed 22 November 2014)
- ^ General Elections 1989, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
- ^ 1989 Parliamentary Elections, Political Database of the Americas. (accessed 22 November 2014)
- ^ General Elections 1984, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
- ^ 1984 Parliamentary Elections, Political Database of the Americas. (accessed 22 November 2014)