2008 Belizean general election

2008 Belizean general election

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All 31 seats in the House of Representatives 16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	77.18%
First party Second party   Leader Dean Barrow Said Musa Party UDP PUP Last election 7 seats 22 seats Seats won 25 6 Seat change 18 16 Popular vote 66,203 47,624 Percentage 56.61% 40.72% Swing 17.2 12.44
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Said Musa PUP Subsequent Prime Minister Dean Barrow UDP

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General elections were held in Belize on 7 February 2008. Beginning with this election, Belizeans elected 31 members to the House of Representatives of Belize instead of 29. In what was considered an upset, the opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) won the election with 25 out of 31 seats; the ruling People's United Party won six.^[1]

The elections were held alongside a constitutional referendum had also been called to determine the views of Belizeans on an elected Senate.