Cayo South is an electoral
constituency
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...
in the
Cayo District
Cayo District is a district located in the west part of Belize. It is the most extensive, second-most populous and third-most densely populated of the six districts of Belize. The district's capital is the town of San Ignacio.
Geography
Being ...
represented in the
House of Representatives of the
National Assembly of Belize since 2012 by
Julius Espat
Julius Espat (born February, 1968) is a Belizean Politician who was born in Belize City. He was first elected as Cayo South area representative on March 7, 2012. and was reelected in November 2015. He is currently the Chairman of the Public Acco ...
of the
People's United Party.
Profile
The Cayo South constituency was created for the
1961 general election as part of a major nationwide redistricting. The largely rural constituency consists of approximately two-thirds of the Cayo District, stretching north and east from the
Guatemala
Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...
n border in the west up to the border with the
Orange Walk District in the north. Cayo South is geographically the largest constituency in the country.
[Belize election maps](_blank)
Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive. (accessed 20 November 2014)
Prior to 2008 Cayo South included the Belizean capital city,
Belmopan, after which the city was represented by
its own constituency.
Area Representatives
Elections
References
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British Honduras Legislative Assembly constituencies established in 1961
Political divisions in Belize
Cayo South
1961 establishments in British Honduras