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PUNTA GORDA — Municipal council
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Belize · PUNTA GORDA · municipal · Municipal councilBZ-PUNTAGORDA-C
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Council marks cannot be used as ordinary vote shares. Mayor and council have separate histories.
1. What office, where, and when is the next election?
- Geography
- PUNTA GORDA
- Next election
- 2027-03
- Linked upcoming event
- next-6840c2ecc4591b8d1a63e772
- Registry qualification
- Unknown
2. How certain is that date?
2027-03 is expected (not formally called). Month precision — no calendar day supplied. A date without a formal call is not confirmed.
3. Who won earlier selected elections?
2024-03-06
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · candidate marks
- PUPunknown
- UDPunknown
- BPPunknown
- Independent — GABRIEL Anthony "Hammer"unknown
- Independent — SAM Danielunknown
- Independent — VERNON Franz Kevinunknown
- Independent — RAMIREZ Yeseniaunknown
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUP | belize/S541c1f9474/2024 | 5,533 | Unknown | 6 | Recorded |
| UDP | belize/S541c1f9474/2024 | 3,984 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| BPP | belize/S541c1f9474/2024 | 881 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| Independent — GABRIEL Anthony "Hammer" | belize/S541c1f9474/2024 | 29 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| Independent — SAM Daniel | belize/S541c1f9474/2024 | 29 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| Independent — VERNON Franz Kevin | belize/S541c1f9474/2024 | 29 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| Independent — RAMIREZ Yesenia | belize/S541c1f9474/2024 | 18 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2021-03-03
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · candidate marks
- PUPunknown
- UDPunknown
- Affiliation unresolved — MCKENZIE Linston Roy “Blues’unknown
- Affiliation unresolved — NICHOLAS Anita Stephanie “Nita”unknown
- Affiliation unresolved — SUPAUL Zipporah "Ms. Zip"unknown
- Affiliation unresolved — AVILA Vallen Geoffrey “Grippaz”unknown
- Affiliation unresolved — ARZU Ray Anthony "Chucuru”unknown
- Affiliation unresolved — COC Eleazar Nathan “Leazar”unknown
- Affiliation unresolved — MUSCHAMP Orlando Alberto "Landies"unknown
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUP | belize/Sfd5f2a8f1e/2021 | 5,287 | Unknown | 6 | Recorded |
| UDP | belize/Sfd5f2a8f1e/2021 | 2,108 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| Affiliation unresolved — MCKENZIE Linston Roy “Blues’ | belize/Sfd5f2a8f1e/2021 | 409 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| Affiliation unresolved — NICHOLAS Anita Stephanie “Nita” | belize/Sfd5f2a8f1e/2021 | 365 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| Affiliation unresolved — SUPAUL Zipporah "Ms. Zip" | belize/Sfd5f2a8f1e/2021 | 355 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| Affiliation unresolved — AVILA Vallen Geoffrey “Grippaz” | belize/Sfd5f2a8f1e/2021 | 298 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| Affiliation unresolved — ARZU Ray Anthony "Chucuru” | belize/Sfd5f2a8f1e/2021 | 256 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| Affiliation unresolved — COC Eleazar Nathan “Leazar” | belize/Sfd5f2a8f1e/2021 | 195 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| Affiliation unresolved — MUSCHAMP Orlando Alberto "Landies" | belize/Sfd5f2a8f1e/2021 | 56 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
2018-03-07
Ordinary · Legal certification not established · candidate marks
- UDPunknown
- PUPunknown
- Affiliation unresolved — McKENZIE Linston "Blues"unknown
- Affiliation unresolved — MAHEIA Ronald "Cucu"unknown
- Affiliation unresolved — ARNOLD Horaceunknown
- Affiliation unresolved — MUSCHAMP Orlandounknown
- Affiliation unresolved — PETILLO Maria Laraunknown
- Affiliation unresolved — COC Eleazer Nathanunknown
| Label / candidate | Party code | Votes | Share | Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDP | belize/Sae868695ff/2018 | 6,842 | Unknown | 6 | Recorded |
| PUP | belize/Sae868695ff/2018 | 5,512 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| Affiliation unresolved — McKENZIE Linston "Blues" | belize/Sae868695ff/2018 | 290 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| Affiliation unresolved — MAHEIA Ronald "Cucu" | belize/Sae868695ff/2018 | 157 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| Affiliation unresolved — ARNOLD Horace | belize/Sae868695ff/2018 | 137 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| Affiliation unresolved — MUSCHAMP Orlando | belize/Sae868695ff/2018 | 134 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| Affiliation unresolved — PETILLO Maria Lara | belize/Sae868695ff/2018 | 112 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
| Affiliation unresolved — COC Eleazer Nathan | belize/Sae868695ff/2018 | 94 | Unknown | 0 (recorded zero) | Recorded |
4. Competition and volatility
competition index
WithheldUnknown0–100 historical closeness
Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Comparison unavailable · Council marks cannot be used as ordinary vote shares. Mayor and council have separate histories.
Method ci.weighted-gap.v1. Inputs: latest_gap=null, oldest_gap=null, previous_gap=null
pedersen volatility
Withheld volatilityUnknownpercentage points
Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). PUP, UDP and Other (minor parties and unresolved/independent affiliations). An interval is withheld if either election has no list mapped to an explicit named group. This is aggregate share change, not individual voter switching. Event review: Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Latest interval · Comparable grouped vectors unavailable for this interval
Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["PUP","UDP","Other"], interval=Latest interval, vectors=[null,null,null]
pedersen volatility
Withheld volatilityUnknownpercentage points
Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). PUP, UDP and Other (minor parties and unresolved/independent affiliations). An interval is withheld if either election has no list mapped to an explicit named group. This is aggregate share change, not individual voter switching. Event review: Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Previous interval · Comparable grouped vectors unavailable for this interval
Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["PUP","UDP","Other"], interval=Previous interval, vectors=[null,null,null]
pedersen volatility
Withheld volatilityUnknownpercentage points
Grouped Pedersen lower bound (percentage points). PUP, UDP and Other (minor parties and unresolved/independent affiliations). An interval is withheld if either election has no list mapped to an explicit named group. This is aggregate share change, not individual voter switching. Event review: Actual-event and/or comparability review incomplete
Comparison status: Both intervals mean · Comparable grouped vectors unavailable for this interval
Method pedersen.grouped.v1. Inputs: groups=["PUP","UDP","Other"], interval=Both intervals mean, vectors=[null,null,null]
Source-reported control: Unverified. Current tenure requires separate dated evidence.
5. Officeholder evidence
Dated roster observations are not automatically current tenure. The source current-office flag means this office is tracked now, not that the last winner still holds it.
No officeholder observation supplied.
6. Polling context
No local poll supplied.
7. Unresolved issues and sources
No open research issues attached to this office.
Sources
- Belize: https://elections.gov.bz/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PUNTA-GORDA-TOWN-2024.pdf · rights unknown
- Belize: https://elections.gov.bz/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2021-Municipal-Election-Resuls-Final.pdf · rights unknown
- Belize: https://elections.gov.bz/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Punta-Gorda-Town-2018.pdf · rights unknown
- Belize: bz_PUNTA-GORDA-TOWN-2024.pdf · rights unknown
- Belize: bz_2021-Municipal-Election-Resuls-Final.pdf · rights unknown
- Belize: bz_Punta-Gorda-Town-2018.pdf · rights unknown
Cite this record
Center for Digital Democracy. “PUNTA GORDA — Municipal council.” Subnational Election Observatory, releaselatin-america-fe5e91689def, snapshot 2026-09-13. /electiondatabase/offices/BZ-PUNTAGORDA-C. Sources: belize--url-c3545cc94ebf42fcfd5ea18a, belize--url-84c7a4ac059a32c81fb0d365, belize--url-6c497bebff09b5413a9eac91, belize--S541c1f9474, belize--Sfd5f2a8f1e, belize--Sae868695ff.