In San Pedro, history was made
as well when United Democratic Party (UDP) candidate Elsa Paz was elected as the
town's first woman mayor. The UDP also emerged victorious with candidate Manuel
Heredia Jr. elected to serve as Belize Rural South (BRS) Area Representative,
and the UDP taking five of the six seats for San Pedro Town Council. The
newly-elected councilors are: UDP - Severo Guerrero Sr., Joseph Elijio, Juan
Jose Alamilla, Justiniano (Nano) Guerrero, Romel Nesto Gomez, and PUP - Merlene
Spain. Of the 3,712 registered voters, a total of 2,993 (2,521 - San Pedro/472 -
Caye Caulker) or 80.63% of the BRS voters cast their ballots for the candidates
they felt were most qualified and deserving of the opportunity to serve the
residents and visitors to "La Isla Bonita". The following is a list of
candidates and their total votes received.
San Pedro Town municipal election results:
|
Freetown: (Total Voters = 1925 out of 2510; 71.72%) | Votes: | % |
|
>>Francis Fonseca (PUP) |
1154 |
|
|
Douglas Singh (UDP) |
771 |
|
|
Caribbean Shores: (Total Voters = 3045 out of 4023; 70.72%) | Votes: | % |
|
>>Jose Coye (PUP) |
1592 |
|
|
Oscar Ayuso (UDP) |
1429 |
|
|
Pickstock: (Total Voters = 1590 out of 1987; 73.18%) | Votes: | % |
|
>>Godfrey Smith (PUP) |
889 |
|
|
Diane Haylock (UDP) |
252 |
|
|
Wilfred "Sedi" Elrington (Ind.) |
439 |
|
|
Fort George: (Total Voters = 1549 out of 2066; 74.98%) | Votes: | % |
|
>>Said Musa (PUP) |
1173 |
|
|
Carlos Walker (UDP) |
320 |
|
|
Francis Gegg (Ind.) |
38 |
|
|
Collet: (Total Voters = 653 out of 2848; 22.93%)) | Votes: | % |
|
Remijio Montejo (PUP) |
889 |
|
|
>>Patrick Faber (UDP) |
948 |
|
|
Dr. Paul Jones (Ind.) |
55 |
|
|
Lake Independence: (Total Voters = 4447 out of 6176; 73.11%) | Votes: | % |
|
>>Cordel Hyde (PUP) |
2764 |
|
|
Tony Leslie (UDP) |
1499 |
|
|
Hubert Elrington (Ind.) |
88 |
|
|
Patrick Rogers (Ind.) |
96 |
|
|
Mesopotamia: (Total Voters = 1522 out of 2178; 65.84%) | Votes: | % |
|
Philip Brackett (PUP) |
498 |
|
|
>>Michael Finnegan (UDP) |
1024 |
|
|
Albert Division: (Total Voters = 1791 out of 2286; 78.35%) | Votes: | % |
|
>>Mark Espat (PUP) |
1482 |
|
|
Marilyn Williams (UDP) |
253 |
|
|
Sydney Fuller (Ind.) |
54 |
|
|
Port Loyola: (Total Voters = 3996 out of 5798; 69.40%) | Votes: | % |
|
Dolores Balderamos Garcia (PUP) |
1565 |
|
|
>>Anthony "Boots" Martinez (UDP) |
2386 |
|
|
Percival Reynolds (Ind.) |
45 |
|
|
Queen's Square: (Total Voters = 2156 out of 2690; 81.08%) | Votes: | % |
|
Dickie Bradley (PUP) |
953 |
|
|
>>Dean Barrow (UDP) |
1023 |
|
|
Belize Rural Central: (Total Voters = 3173 out of 4543; 70.61%) | Votes: | % |
|
>>Ralph Fonseca (PUP) |
2110 |
|
|
Colin Gillett (UDP) |
1063 |
|
|
Belize Rural North: (Total Voters = 2698 out of 3341; 81.05%) | Votes: | % |
|
>>Max Samuels (PUP) |
1447 |
|
|
Felix Sutherland (UDP) |
1251 |
|
|
Corozal Bay: (Total Voters = 4002 out of 5274; 80.63%) | Votes: | % |
|
>>Vildo Marin (PUP) |
2089 |
|
|
Carlos Castillo (UDP) |
1827 |
|
|
Roy Rodriguez (Ind.) |
86 |
|
|
Corozal North: (Total Voters = 3474 out of 3987, 87.58%) | Votes: | % |
|
>>Valdemar Castillo (PUP) |
1713 |
|
|
Nemencio Acosta (UDP) |
1705 |
|
|
Felipe Tzul (Ind.) |
56 |
|
|
Corozal South East: (Total Voters = 4137 out of 4752; 87.05%) | Votes: | % |
|
>>Florencio Marin (PUP) |
2155 |
|
|
Servando Samos (UDP) |
1930 |
|
|
Hipolito Bautista (Ind.) |
52 |
|
|
Corozal Southwest: (Total Voters = 3488 out of 3893; 82.12%) | Votes: | % |
|
Gregorio Garcia (PUP) |
1593 |
|
|
>>Gabriel Martinez (UDP) |
1875 |
|
|
Lucilio Tek (Ind.) |
20 |
|
|
Orange Walk Central: (Total Voters = 2785 out of 3396; 82.01%) | Votes: | % |
|
>>Johnny Briceño (PUP) |
1713 |
|
|
Miguel Urbina (UDP) |
1050 |
|
|
Orange Walk North: (Total Voters = 4296 out of 5026; 55.27%) | Votes: | % |
|
>>Servulo Baeza (PUP) |
2256 |
|
|
Philip de la Fuente (UDP) |
2040 |
|
|
Orange Walk East: (Total Voters = 4544 out of 5486; 85.58%) | Votes: | % |
|
>>Dave Burgos (PUP) |
2400 |
|
|
Elodio Aragon (UDP) |
2144 |
|
|
Orange Walk South: (Total Voters = 4663 out of 5276; 26.93%) | Votes: | % |
|
>>Ismael Cal (PUP) |
2655 |
|
|
Julian Padron (UDP) |
1971 |
|
|
Erwin Sanchez (Ind.) |
37 |
|
|
Cayo Central: (Total Voters = 4750 out of 6022; 78.8%) | Votes: | % |
|
>>Mario Castellanos (PUP) |
2438 |
|
|
Rene Montero (UDP) |
2260 |
|
|
Dito Juan (Ind.) |
26 |
|
|
Ivan Roberts (Ind.) |
26 |
|
|
Cayo North: (Total Voters = 5623 out of 6842; 71.40%) | Votes: | % |
|
>>Ainslie Leslie (PUP) |
2917 |
|
|
Dean Williams (UDP) |
2706 |
|
|
Cayo South: (Total Voters = 4119 out of 8344; 49.36%) | Votes: | % |
|
>>Agripino Cawich (PUP) |
3111 |
|
|
John Saldivar (UDP) |
3087 |
|
|
Cayo West: (Total Voters = 3980 out of 4656; 86.64%) | Votes: | % |
|
Kendall Mendez (PUP) |
1800 |
|
|
>>Erwin Contreras (UDP) |
2180 |
|
|
Dangriga: (Total Voters = 2870 out of 4254; 61.21%) | Votes: | % |
|
>>Sylvia Flores (PUP) |
1527 |
|
|
Russell Garcia (UDP) |
1299 |
|
|
Ian Caliz (Ind.) |
44 |
|
|
Stann Creek West: (Total Voters = 4450 out of 5718; 77.82%) | Votes: | % |
|
>>Rodwell Ferguson (PUP) |
2486 |
|
|
Glenford Eiley (UDP) |
1895 |
|
|
Michael Flores (Ind.) |
30 |
|
|
Toledo East: (Total Voters = 3325 out of 4269; 79.01%) | Votes: | % |
|
>>Mike Espat (PUP) |
1757 |
|
|
Eden Martinez (UDP) |
1568 |
|
|
Toledo West: (Total Voters = 4327 out of 4908; 88.16%) | Votes: | % |
|
>>Marcial Mes (PUP) |
2368 |
|
|
Dennis Usher (UDP) |
1940 |
|
Leonardo Acal (Ind.) |
19 |
|
Congratulations to all of our newly elected officials.
Special mention must be made of the Elections and Boundaries Department, local
volunteers and the San Pedro Police Department who did a wonderful job
throughout the election process.
