This article lists political parties in the country of Belize.

Belize Belize is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a maritime boundary with Honduras to the southeast. P ...

has a

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, which means that there are two dominant

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. It is difficult to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.

Political culture

In 1950, after the general worker union had been formed, the people's committee constituted itself as the PUP (People's United Party) and taken the majority seating in the elected Belize city council. When Belize became fully independent and joined in the Commonwealth on September 21, 1981, the two parties UDP (United Democratic Party) and PUP rose in the political scene. This made an effect

. The UDP believes in pro-business and the PUP believes in pro-labour but both are closely centred in the spectrum. The PUP foster the idea of political independence but their opposition UDP believe in the national interest of equitable distribution of public services from the government. The party system is dominated by the centre-left

People's United Party The People's United Party (, PUP) is one of two major political parties in Belize. It is currently the governing party of Belize after success in the 2025 Belizean general election, winning a majority of 26 seats out of 31 in the Belizean Hou ...

and the centre-right United Democratic Party. There have been other small parties that have participated at all levels of governmental elections in the past. Although none of these small political parties have ever won any significant number of seats and/or offices, their challenge has been growing over the years.

National parties

Political parties with elected representation at a national or international level

Other minor parties

Defunct parties

Democratic and Agricultural Labour Party The Democratic and Agricultural Labour Party (DALP), more commonly referred to as the Christian Democratic Party (CDP), was a short-lived political party in Belize. It promoted Christian Democratic ideals. History Shortly after the formation of th ...

(DALP) *

Honduran Independence Party The Honduran Independence Party was a short-lived 1950s political party in Belize. It was essentially a splinter group of the People's United Party (PUP). Background: Central Committee resignations A convention held by the People's United Party ...

(HIP) * National Alliance for Belizean Rights (NABR) * National Independence Party (NIP) *

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(NP) * National Reform Party (NRP) *

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(PAC) * People's Democratic Party (PDP) * People's National Party (PNP) *

United Black Association for Development United Black Association for Development (UBAD) was a cultural and political party established in Belize in February 1969 and based on traditional Black Power tenets. Background The nation of Belize (or, as it was then called, British Hondura ...

(UBAD; now known as the UBAD Educational Foundation, UEF) *

We the People Reform Movement The We the People Reform Movement is a Belizean political party established in 2003. Leaders National Coordinator: Hipolito Bautista, Lucilo Teck Participation in local elections It was established sometime in early 2003 and contested its f ...

(WTP)

Provincial parties

These parties were/are active only in a certain area.

Current

Corozal United Front The Corozal United Front (CUF) was a short-lived political party active in Corozal District, Belize, in the 1970s. Shortly after its founding the party won a municipal election in Corozal Town, defeating the established People's United Party T ...

(CUF) * San Pedro United Movement (SPUM)

Defunct

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(CDP) (was only active in

Dangriga Dangriga, formerly known as Stann Creek Town, is a town in southern Belize, located on the Caribbean Sea, Caribbean coast at the mouth of the North Stann Creek River. It is the capital of Belize's Stann Creek District. Dangriga is served by the ...

) *

National Reality Truth Creation Party The National Reality Truth Creation Party was a minor political party in Belize. It contested the 1998 and 2008 elections but failed to win a seat in either.Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p106 The party ...

(NRTCP) (was only active in

Belize City Belize City is the largest city in Belize. It was once the capital city, capital of the former British Honduras. According to the 2022 census, Belize City has a population of 63,999 people. It is at the mouth of the Haulover Creek, which is a ...

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Toledo Progressive Party The Toledo Progressive Party (TPP) was a minor political party in the Toledo District of southern Belize, active in the late 1970s and 1980s. The main leader of the party was . The party had limited popular support, and was largely perceived as re ...

(TPP) (was only active in Punta Gorda)

References

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