Dangriga is an electoral constituency in the Stann Creek District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2020 by Louis Zabaneh of the People's United Party.
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The Dangriga constituency was created as Stann Creek Town for the 1961 general election as part of a major nationwide redistricting. The constituency assumed its current name as of the 1979 general election. It includes the town of Dangriga as well as the nearby Sarawee and Hope Creek areas. It is bordered by the Stann Creek West constituency and the Caribbean Sea.Belize election maps, Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive. (accessed 20 November 2014)
July 2015 by-election
In June 2015 Area Rep. Ivan Ramos resigned after controversially failing to retain his standard bearer status with the People's United Party. A by-election to determine Ramos' successor was held 8 July 2015."Bye-Election In July! PUP Hon. Ivan Ramos Steps Down As Representative", Tropical Vision Limited, 8 June 2015. (accessed 18 June 2015) Nominations were formally made on 22 June. Former Dangriga Mayor Frank "Papa" Mena was the UDP nominee, while retired educator Anthony Sabal stood as the PUP candidate after initial reports the PUP might not contest the by-election at all."PUP Still 'Assessing' While Bye-election Date Drawing Nigh", Tropical Vision Limited, 12 June 2015. (accessed 18 June 2015)Trujillo, Renee. "Political Momentum Picks Up in Dangriga" , LOVE FM, 17 June 2015 (accessed 18 June 2015) Llewellyn Lucas from the Belize Green Independent Party was also nominated, becoming that party's first official candidate in any election since it was founded in 2012."Nomination Day for Bi Election in Dangriga", PlusTV Belize, 23 June 2015. (accessed 23 June 2015) A fourth candidate endorsed by both of Belize's other active minor parties, the People's National Party and Vision Inspired by the People, was disqualified due to holding dual citizenship. Belizean candidates for public office may not hold citizenship in any other country.Clarke, Kareem. "Race for Dangriga seat in high gear", Amandala, 23 June 2015 (accessed 23 June 2015)
The by-election was won by Mena with 57.89 percent of the vote, giving the UDP its third consecutive by-election win dating to 2003.Humes, Aaron "Frank 'Papa' Mena is the new Dangriga area representative ", Breaking Belize News, 8 July 2015. (accessed 8 July 2015)
Area representatives ElectionArea representativeElections Results, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 20 November 2014)Party 1961 Allan Arthurs PUP 1965 Allan Arthurs PUP 1969 Allan Arthurs PUP 1974 Paul Guerrero UDP 1979 Theodore Aranda UDP1983 CDP 1984 Simeon Sampson PUP 1989 Theodore Aranda PUP 1993 Russell Garcia UDP 1998 Theodore Aranda PUP 2003 Sylvia Flores PUP 2008 Arthur Roches UDP 2012 Ivan Ramos PUP 2015 by-election Frank Mena UDP 2015 Frank Mena UDP 2020 Louis Zabaneh PUP
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