Belize Rural North
{{Infobox constituency
|name = Belize Rural North
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|parl_name = Belize House of Representatives
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|population =
|electorate = 5,937 (2015)
|towns = Maskall, Lucky Strike
|future =
|year = 1961
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|abolished =
|members_label = Area Representative
|members = Marconi Leal
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|party = {{Color box|{{party color|People's United Party}}|border=darkgray}} People's United Party
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Belize Rural North is an electoral constituency in the Belize District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2025 by Marconi Leal Jr of the People's United Party.
Profile
The Belize Rural North constituency was created for the 1961 general election as part of a major nationwide redistricting. Out of the 13 Belize District constituencies it is one of three located outside the Belize City limits, consisting of the northern half of the Belize District mainland. Altun Ha, a major Mayan ruin, is located in the constituency.[http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/b/belize/belizemapsindex.shtml Belize election maps], Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive. (accessed 20 November 2014)
Area representatives
| class="wikitable" | |
| colspan="2"|Election | Area representative[http://www.elections.gov.bz Elections Results], Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 20 November 2014)
!Party |
|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|People's United Party}}" |
| 1961 | PUP | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|People's United Party}}" |
| 1965 | PUP | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|People's United Party}}" |
| 1969 | PUP | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|People's United Party}}" |
| 1974 | PUP | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|People's United Party}}" |
| 1979 | PUP | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|United Democratic Party (Belize)}}" |
| 1984 | UDP | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|United Democratic Party (Belize)}}" |
| 1989 | UDP | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|People's United Party}}" |
| 1993 | PUP | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|People's United Party}}" |
| 1998 | PUP | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|People's United Party}}" |
| 2003 | PUP | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|United Democratic Party (Belize)}}" |
| 2008 | UDP | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|United Democratic Party (Belize)}}" |
| 2012 | UDP | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|United Democratic Party (Belize)}}" |
| 2015 | UDP | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|People's United Party}}" |
| 2020 | PUP | |
| style="background-color: {{party color|People's United Party}}" |
| 2025 | PUP |
Elections
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| election_title = 2025 general election
| election_note =
| election_ref = [https://elections.gov.bz/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Official-Results-Final.pdf GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS 2025], Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 12 March 2025)
| electorate = 5,246
| turnout_votes = 3,315
| turnout_percent = 63.19
| turnout_change = −19.48
| majority_votes = 2,600
| majority_percent = 87.42
| majority_change = +78.43
| result = hold
| loser_party = United Democratic Party (Belize)
| swing =
| swing_from =
| swing_to =
| winner = Marconi Leal
| winner_party = People's United Party
| winner_votes = 2,898
| winner_percent = 87.42
| winner_change = +29.41
| candidate2 = Eustace Alden Shaw
| candidate2_party = United Democratic Party (Belize)
| candidate2_votes = 298
| candidate2_percent = 8.99
| candidate2_change = -31.65
| candidate3 = Andrew Reynolds
| candidate3_party = People's National Party (Belize)
| candidate3_votes = 56
| candidate3_percent = 1.69
| candidate3_change = -
}}
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| election_title = 2020 general election
| election_note =
| election_ref = [https://elections.gov.bz/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2020-General-Election-Results-1.pdf GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS 2020], Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 11 November 2020)
| electorate = 4,721
| turnout_votes = 3,903
| turnout_percent = 82.67
| turnout_change = +13.61
| majority_votes = 670
| majority_percent = 17.37
| majority_change = +7.63
| result = gain
| loser_party = United Democratic Party (Belize)
| swing =
| swing_from =
| swing_to =
| winner = Marconi Leal
| winner_party = People's United Party
| winner_votes = 2,238
| winner_percent = 58.01
| winner_change = +14.73
| candidate2 = Edmond Castro
| candidate2_party = United Democratic Party (Belize)
| candidate2_votes = 1,568
| candidate2_percent = 40.64
| candidate2_change = -12.38
| candidate3 = Sean Nicholas
| candidate3_party = Belize Progressive Party
| candidate3_votes = 119
| candidate3_percent = 2.90
| candidate3_change = -
}}
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| election_title = 2015 general election
| election_note =
| election_ref = [https://elections.gov.bz/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2015-General-Election-Results.pdf GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS 2015], Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 4 November 2015)
| electorate = 5,937
| turnout_votes = 4,100
| turnout_percent = 69.06
| turnout_change = −0.54
| majority_votes = 400
| majority_percent = 9.74
| majority_change = −3.96
| result = hold
| loser_party =
| swing =
| swing_from =
| swing_to =
| winner = Edmond Castro
| winner_party = United Democratic Party (Belize)
| winner_votes = 2,174
| winner_percent = 53.02
| winner_change = −2.90
| candidate2 = Lloyd Jones
| candidate2_party = People's United Party
| candidate2_votes = 1,774
| candidate2_percent = 43.28
| candidate2_change = +1.06
| candidate3 = Karen Banner
| candidate3_party = Belize Progressive Party
| candidate3_votes = 52
| candidate3_percent = 1.35
| candidate3_change = -1.55
}}
{{Compact election box
| election_title = 2012 general election
| election_note =
| election_ref = [http://www.elections.gov.bz/modules/wfdownloads/visit.php?cid=14&lid=545 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS 2012], Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
| electorate = 5,404
| turnout_votes = 3,761
| turnout_percent = 69.6
| turnout_change = −7.85
| majority_votes = 515
| majority_percent = 13.7
| majority_change = −14.94
| result = hold
| loser_party =
| swing =
| swing_from =
| swing_to =
| winner = Edmond Castro
| winner_party = United Democratic Party (Belize)
| winner_votes = 2,103
| winner_percent = 55.92
| winner_change = −8.07
| candidate2 = Arthur Saldivar
| candidate2_party = People's United Party
| candidate2_votes = 1,588
| candidate2_percent = 42.22
| candidate2_change = +6.87
| candidate3 = Rufus X
| candidate3_party = People's National Party (Belize)
| candidate3_votes = 49
| candidate3_percent = 1.3
| candidate3_change = -
}}
{{Compact election box
| election_title = 2008 general election
| election_note =
| election_ref = [http://www.elections.gov.bz/modules/wfdownloads/visit.php?cid=87&lid=39 2008 General Elections Final Results ], Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
| electorate = 4,879
| turnout_votes = 3,779
| turnout_percent = 77.45
| turnout_change = −3.55
| majority_votes = 1,082
| majority_percent = 28.64
| majority_change = +21.4
| result = gain
| loser_party = People's United Party
| swing =
| swing_from =
| swing_to =
| winner = Edmond Castro
| winner_party = United Democratic Party (Belize)
| winner_votes = 2,418
| winner_percent = 63.99
| winner_change = +17.78
| candidate2 = Earl "Bob Rancho" Perez
| candidate2_party = People's United Party
| candidate2_votes = 1,336
| candidate2_percent = 35.35
| candidate2_change = −18.1
}}
{{Compact election box
| election_title = 2003 general election
| election_note =
| election_ref = [http://www.elections.gov.bz/modules/wfdownloads/visit.php?cid=2&lid=37 2003 General Elections final results], Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
| electorate = 3,342
| turnout_votes = 2,707
| turnout_percent = 81.0
| turnout_change = −5.62
| majority_votes = 196
| majority_percent = 7.24
| majority_change = +1.34
| result = hold
| loser_party =
| swing =
| swing_from =
| swing_to =
| winner = Maxwell Samuels
| winner_party = People's United Party
| winner_votes = 1,447
| winner_percent = 53.45
| winner_change = +1.3
| candidate2 = Felix Sutherland
| candidate2_party = United Democratic Party (Belize)
| candidate2_votes = 1,251
| candidate2_percent = 46.21
| candidate2_change = −0.04
}}
{{Compact election box
| election_title = 1998 general election
| election_note =
| election_ref = [http://www.elections.gov.bz/modules/wfdownloads/visit.php?cid=14&lid=751 General Elections 1998], Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
| electorate = 2,526
| turnout_votes = 2,188
| turnout_percent = 86.62
| turnout_change = +16.89
| majority_votes = 129
| majority_percent = 5.9
| majority_change = +5.7
| result = hold
| loser_party =
| swing =
| swing_from =
| swing_to =
| winner = Maxwell Samuels
| winner_party = People's United Party
| winner_votes = 1,141
| winner_percent = 52.15
| winner_change = +2.05
| candidate2 = Denton Belisle
| candidate2_party = United Democratic Party (Belize)
| candidate2_votes = 1,012
| candidate2_percent = 46.25
| candidate2_change = −3.65
| candidate3 = Estevan Perrera
| candidate3_party = People's Democratic Party (Belize)
| candidate3_votes = 22
| candidate3_percent = 1.01
| candidate3_change = -
| candidate4 = Reni Coleman
| candidate4_party = National Alliance for Belizean Rights
| candidate4_votes = 8
| candidate4_percent = 0.36
| candidate4_change = -
}}
{{Compact election box
| election_title = 1993 general election
| election_note =
| election_ref = [http://www.elections.gov.bz/modules/wfdownloads/visit.php?cid=14&lid=750 General Elections 1993], Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)[http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Elecdata/Belize/benatjun93.html 1993 Parliamentary Elections], Political Database of the Americas. (accessed 22 November 2014)
| electorate = 2,699
| turnout_votes = 1,882
| turnout_percent = 69.73
| turnout_change = +2.78
| majority_votes = 4
| majority_percent = 0.2
| majority_change = −2.6
| result = gain
| loser_party = United Democratic Party (Belize)
| swing =
| swing_from =
| swing_to =
| winner = Maxwell Samuels
| winner_party = People's United Party
| winner_votes = 943
| winner_percent = 50.1
| winner_change = +4.1
| candidate2 = Sam Rhaburn
| candidate2_party = United Democratic Party (Belize)
| candidate2_votes = 939
| candidate2_percent = 49.9
| candidate2_change = −1.1
}}
{{Compact election box
| election_title = 1989 general election
| election_note =
| election_ref = [http://www.elections.gov.bz/modules/wfdownloads/visit.php?cid=14&lid=749 General Elections 1989], Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)[http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Elecdata/Belize/benat89.html 1989 Parliamentary Elections], Political Database of the Americas. (accessed 22 November 2014)
| electorate = 2,469
| turnout_votes = 1,653
| turnout_percent = 66.95
| turnout_change = −5.89
| majority_votes = 46
| majority_percent = 2.8
| majority_change = −9.1
| result = hold
| loser_party =
| swing =
| swing_from =
| swing_to =
| winner = Sam Rhaburn
| winner_party = United Democratic Party (Belize)
| winner_votes = 806
| winner_percent = 48.8
| winner_change = −7.1
| candidate2 = Maxwell Samuels
| candidate2_party = People's United Party
| candidate2_votes = 760
| candidate2_percent = 46.0
| candidate2_change = +2.6
| candidate3 = Rufus X
| candidate3_party = Independent (politician)
| candidate3_votes = 65
| candidate3_percent = 3.9
| candidate3_change = -
}}
{{Compact election box
| election_title = 1984 general election
| election_note =
| election_ref = [http://www.elections.gov.bz/modules/wfdownloads/visit.php?cid=14&lid=748 General Elections 1984], Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)[http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Elecdata/Belize/benat84.html 1984 Parliamentary Elections], Political Database of the Americas. (accessed 22 November 2014)
| electorate = 2,106
| turnout_votes = 1,534
| turnout_percent = 72.84
| turnout_change = −18.11
| majority_votes = 193
| majority_percent = 11.9
| majority_change = +9.8
| result = gain
| loser_party = People's United Party
| swing =
| swing_from =
| swing_to =
| winner = Sam Rhaburn
| winner_party = United Democratic Party (Belize)
| winner_votes = 858
| winner_percent = 55.9
| winner_change = +7.8
| candidate2 = Fred Hunter
| candidate2_party = People's United Party
| candidate2_votes = 665
| candidate2_percent = 43.4
| candidate2_change = −6.8
}}
{{Compact election box
| election_title = 1979 general election
| election_note =
| election_ref = [http://www.elections.gov.bz/modules/wfdownloads/visit.php?cid=14&lid=747 General Elections 1979], Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
| electorate = 1,690
| turnout_votes = 1,537
| turnout_percent = 90.95
| turnout_change = +21.56
| majority_votes =
| majority_percent = 2.1
| majority_change = −23.6
| result = hold
| loser_party =
| swing =
| swing_from =
| swing_to =
| winner = Fred Hunter
| winner_party = People's United Party
| winner_votes =
| winner_percent = 50.2
| winner_change = −0.3
| candidate2 = Lionel Tillett
| candidate2_party = United Democratic Party (Belize)
| candidate2_votes =
| candidate2_percent = 48.1
| candidate2_change = -
}}
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| election_title = 1974 general election
| election_note =
| election_ref = [http://www.elections.gov.bz/modules/wfdownloads/visit.php?cid=14&lid=746 General Elections 1974], Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
| electorate = 1,359
| turnout_votes = 943
| turnout_percent = 69.39
| turnout_change = −2.44
| majority_votes =
| majority_percent = 25.7
| majority_change = −2.8
| result = hold
| loser_party =
| swing =
| swing_from =
| swing_to =
| winner = Fred Hunter
| winner_party = People's United Party
| winner_votes =
| winner_percent = 50.5
| winner_change = −11.8
| candidate2 = William Gillett
| candidate2_party = Independent (politician)
| candidate2_votes =
| candidate2_percent = 24.8
| candidate2_change = -
| candidate3 = Leslie Day
| candidate3_party = United Democratic Party (Belize)
| candidate3_votes =
| candidate3_percent =
| candidate3_change = -
}}
{{Compact election box
| election_title = 1969 general election
| election_note =
| election_ref = [http://www.elections.gov.bz/modules/wfdownloads/visit.php?cid=14&lid=745 General Elections 1969], Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
| electorate = 1,278
| turnout_votes = 918
| turnout_percent = 71.83
| turnout_change = +7.22
| majority_votes =
| majority_percent = 28.5
| majority_change = −11.1
| result = hold
| loser_party =
| swing =
| swing_from =
| swing_to =
| winner = Fred Hunter
| winner_party = People's United Party
| winner_votes =
| winner_percent = 62.3
| winner_change = −5.5
| candidate2 = Roy Canton
| candidate2_party = National Independence Party (Belize)
| candidate2_votes =
| candidate2_percent = 33.8
| candidate2_change = +5.6
}}
{{Compact election box
| election_title = 1965 general election
| election_note =
| election_ref = [http://www.elections.gov.bz/modules/wfdownloads/visit.php?cid=14&lid=744 General Elections 1965], Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
| electorate = 1,585
| turnout_votes = 1,024
| turnout_percent = 64.61
| turnout_change = −9.43
| majority_votes =
| majority_percent = 39.6
| majority_change = +2.8
| result = hold
| loser_party =
| swing =
| swing_from =
| swing_to =
| winner = Fred Hunter
| winner_party = People's United Party
| winner_votes =
| winner_percent = 67.8
| winner_change = +5.6
| candidate2 = Elwyn Pitts
| candidate2_party = National Independence Party (Belize)
| candidate2_votes =
| candidate2_percent = 28.2
| candidate2_change = +17.9
}}
{{Compact election box
| election_title = 1961 general election
| election_note =
| election_ref = [http://www.elections.gov.bz/modules/wfdownloads/visit.php?cid=14&lid=743 General Elections 1961], Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 19 November 2014)
| electorate = 1,406
| turnout_votes = 1,041
| turnout_percent = 74.04
| turnout_change = n/a
| majority_votes =
| majority_percent = 36.8
| majority_change = n/a
| result = win
| loser_party =
| swing =
| swing_from =
| swing_to =
| winner = Fred Hunter
| winner_party = People's United Party
| winner_votes =
| winner_percent = 62.2
| winner_change = -
| candidate2 = Arthur Wade
| candidate2_party = Christian Democratic Party (Belize)
| candidate2_votes =
| candidate2_percent = 25.4
| candidate2_change = -
| candidate3 = Marcelo Casasola
| candidate3_party = National Independence Party (Belize)
| candidate3_votes =
| candidate3_percent = 10.3
| candidate3_change = -
}}
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