title: Toledo East
text: # Toledo East
  
  Toledo East is an electoral constituency in the Toledo District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2012 by Michael Espat of the People's United Party. Espat also served several non-consecutive terms in the constituency dating back to 1989.
  
  ## Profile
  
  The Toledo East constituency was one of 10 new seats created for the 1984 general election. It is one of two constituencies in the rural Toledo District of southern Belize, currently comprising the district's coastal areas including Punta Gorda and Monkey River Town.
  
  Toledo East is a very competitive constituency, routinely changing hands between the PUP and the UDP since its creation. In 2003 Espat became the constituency's only Area Representative re-elected to a consecutive term to date.
  
  ## Area representatives
  
  | Election | Area representative | Party |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1984 | Charles Wagner | UDP |
  | 1989 | Michael Espat | PUP |
  | 1993 | Joseph Cayetano | UDP |
  | 1998 | Michael Espat | PUP |
  | 2003 | Michael Espat | PUP |
  | 2008 | Eden Martinez | UDP |
  | 2012 | Michael Espat | PUP |
  | 2015 | Michael Espat | PUP |
  | 2020 | Michael Espat | PUP |
  
  ## Elections
  
  | Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2012 general election Electorate: 6,640 Turnout: 4,835 (72.82%) −3.62 | PUP gain from UDP Majority: 340 (7.03%) −10.31 | Michael Espat | PUP | 2,417 | 49.99 | +12.83 |
  | 2012 general election Electorate: 6,640 Turnout: 4,835 (72.82%) −3.62 | PUP gain from UDP Majority: 340 (7.03%) −10.31 | Eden Martinez | UDP | 2,077 | 42.96 | −11.54 |
  | 2012 general election Electorate: 6,640 Turnout: 4,835 (72.82%) −3.62 | PUP gain from UDP Majority: 340 (7.03%) −10.31 | Wil Maheia | PNP | 282 | 5.83 | −0.95 |
  | 2008 general election Electorate: 5,773 Turnout: 4.413 (76.44%) −1.45 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 765 (17.34%) +11.72 | Eden Martinez | UDP | 2,405 | 54.50 | +7,89 |
  | 2008 general election Electorate: 5,773 Turnout: 4.413 (76.44%) −1.45 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 765 (17.34%) +11.72 | Michael Espat | PUP | 1,640 | 37.16 | −15.07 |
  | 2008 general election Electorate: 5,773 Turnout: 4.413 (76.44%) −1.45 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 765 (17.34%) +11.72 | Wil Maheia | PNP | 299 | 6.78 | - |
  | 2008 general election Electorate: 5,773 Turnout: 4.413 (76.44%) −1.45 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 765 (17.34%) +11.72 | Herman Marion Lewis | Independent | 35 | 0.79 | - |
  | 2003 general election Electorate: 4,269 Turnout: 3,325 (77.89%) −9.18 | PUP hold Majority: 189 (5.62%) −11.49 | Michael Espat | PUP | 1,757 | 52.23 | −5.49 |
  | 2003 general election Electorate: 4,269 Turnout: 3,325 (77.89%) −9.18 | PUP hold Majority: 189 (5.62%) −11.49 | Eden Martinez | UDP | 1,568 | 46.61 | +6.0 |
  | 1998 general election Electorate: 4,533 Turnout: 3,947 (87.07%) +9.18 | PUP gain from UDP Majority: 675 (17.11%) +16.91 | Michael Espat | PUP | 2,278 | 57.72 | +7.82 |
  | 1998 general election Electorate: 4,533 Turnout: 3,947 (87.07%) +9.18 | PUP gain from UDP Majority: 675 (17.11%) +16.91 | Ryan Kenneth Pennell | UDP | 1,603 | 40.61 | −9.49 |
  | 1998 general election Electorate: 4,533 Turnout: 3,947 (87.07%) +9.18 | PUP gain from UDP Majority: 675 (17.11%) +16.91 | Maximiliano Requena | NABR | 30 | 0.76 | - |
  | 1993 general election Electorate: 4,135 Turnout: 3,100 (74.97%) +1.07 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 4 (0.2%) −5.0 | Joseph Cayetano | UDP | 1,552 | 50.1 | +3.3 |
  | 1993 general election Electorate: 4,135 Turnout: 3,100 (74.97%) +1.07 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 4 (0.2%) −5.0 | Michael Espat | PUP | 1,548 | 49.9 | −2.1 |
  | 1989 general election Electorate: 3,375 Turnout: 2,494 (73.9%) +0.5 | PUP gain from UDP Majority: 130 (5.2%) −18.0 | Michael Espat | PUP | 1,298 | 52.0 | +8.7 |
  | 1989 general election Electorate: 3,375 Turnout: 2,494 (73.9%) +0.5 | PUP gain from UDP Majority: 130 (5.2%) −18.0 | Charles Wagner | UDP | 1,168 | 46.8 | −19.7 |
  | 1984 general election Electorate: 2,293 Turnout: 1,683 (73.4%) n/a | UDP win Majority: 199 (23.2%) n/a | Charles Wagner | UDP | 927 | 66.5 | - |
  | 1984 general election Electorate: 2,293 Turnout: 1,683 (73.4%) n/a | UDP win Majority: 199 (23.2%) n/a | Liegh Usher | PUP | 728 | 43.3 | - |
  