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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.


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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
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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
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.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cayo South British Honduras Legislative Assembly constituencies established in 1961 Political divisions in Belize Cayo South 1961 establishments in British Honduras