What is House of Representatives (Belize)?
The '''House of Representatives''' of [[Belize]] is one of the two [[chambers]] of the [[National Assembly]], the other being the [[Senate]]. It was created under the [[1981 constitution]] by [[Prime minister]], [[George Cadle Price]]. Members are commonly called “[[Area Representatives]]” rather than [[Member of Parliament|Member of Parliaments]] (MPs). [[Area Representatives]] are [[Elected]] by winning a majority of votes in their respective [[Constituencies]] under the [[First-past-the-post voting]] system. In addition, they must also win above 50% of the vote to be elected. The body is directly descended from the [[British Honduras|British Honduras Legislative Assembly]] created in 1954 with nine elected members. It had been expended several times since: to 18 in 1961, 28 in 1984, 29 in 1994 and finally 31 in 2008. The [[Leader]] of the majority [[Party]] in the [[Belize]] [[House]] typically becomes [[Prime Minister of Belize]]. However, if that [[Leader]] rejects to be [[Prime minister]] he/she can [[appoint]] a new [[Leader of the party]] or [[appoint]] any senior member of the [[Party]], who served as a [[Cabinet minister]] in the past. '''Current members of the House of Representatives by district''' The elected [[representatives]] and their constituencies according to the [[Elections and Boundaries Department]] are: * '''[[Belize District]]''' * Caribbean Shores: [[Kareem Musa]] (PUP) Shadow Minister of Communication *Freetown: [[Francis Fonseca]] (PUP) *Pickstock: [[Wilfred Elrington]] (UDP) Minister of Foreign Affairs *Fort George: [[Said Musa]] (PUP) Shadow Minister of Education (Science and Technology) *Lake Independence: [[Cordel Hyde]] (PUP) Shadow Deputy Prime Minister *Albert: [[Tracy Panton]] (UDP) Minister of State for Economic Development, Petroleum, Investment, Trade and Commerce *Collet: [[Patrick Faber]] (UDP) Deputy Prime Minister *Mesopotamia: [[Michael Finnegan]] (UDP) Minister of Housing and Urban Development *Queen’s Square: [[Dean Barrow]] (UDP) Prime Minister *Port Lo