2015 Belizean general election

General elections were held in Belize on 4 November 2015 to elect members of the House of Representatives. On 28 September 2015 Prime Minister Dean Barrow announced that he had advised the Governor-General to dissolve the National Assembly and to fix Wednesday 4 November 2015 as the date for the next general elections.

2015 Belizean general election

4 November 2015

All 31 seats in the House of Representatives
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout72.69% (0.49pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Dean Barrow Francis Fonseca
Party UDP PUP
Leader since 30 August 1998 (1998-08-30) 3 November 2011 (2011-11-03)
Leader's seat Queen's Square Freetown
Last election 17 seats 14 seats
Seats won 19 12
Seat change 2 2
Popular vote 71,452 67,566
Percentage 50.52% 47.77%

Popular vote by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Dean Barrow
UDP

Subsequent Prime Minister

Dean Barrow
UDP

Barrow's United Democratic Party increased its majority from 17 seats to 19 seats. While the People's United Party won 12 seats.

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