Fort George (Belize House constituency)
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Fort George is an electoral constituency in the Belize District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize represented by Henry Usher since 2020. It was previously represented by Usher’s father and former Prime Minister of Belize Said Musa of the People's United Party from 1974 to 1984 and from 1989 until the 2020 general election.
| Fort George | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Belize House of Representatives | |
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| District | Belize |
| Electorate | 3,084 (2015) |
| Major settlements | Belize City (part) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1961 |
| Party | People's United Party |
| Area Representative | Henry Usher |
Profile
The Fort George constituency was created for the 1961 general election as part of a major nationwide redistricting. The constituency is based in the easternmost areas of Belize City along the Caribbean Sea, bordered by the Pickstock and Albert constituencies. It is connected to the latter by the Belize City Swing Bridge.[1]
Area representatives
| Election | Area representative[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Alexander Hunter | PUP | |
| 1965 | Alexander Hunter | PUP | |
| 1969 | Alexander Hunter | PUP | |
| 1974 | Dean Lindo | UDP | |
| 1979 | Said Musa | PUP | |
| 1984 | Dean Lindo | UDP | |
| 1989 | Said Musa | PUP | |
| 1993 | Said Musa | PUP | |
| 1998 | Said Musa | PUP | |
| 2003 | Said Musa | PUP | |
| 2008 | Said Musa | PUP | |
| 2012 | Said Musa | PUP | |
| 2015 | Said Musa | PUP | |
| 2020 | Henry Usher | PUP | |
| 2025 | Henry Usher | PUP | |
Elections
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 general election[3] Electorate: Election was uncontested | PUP hold | Henry Usher | PUP | unopposed | ||||
| 2020 general election[4] Electorate: 1,876 Turnout: 1,541 (82.14%) −3.68 | PUP hold Majority: 714 (39.73%) +42.41 | Henry Usher | PUP | 983 | 64.84 | -4.22 | ||
| Melvin Hewlett | UDP | 499 | 32.92 | +5.76 | ||||
| William Maheia | BPP | 34 | 2.24 | + 0.07 | ||||
| 2015 general election[5] Electorate: 3,084 Turnout: 1,797 (58.27%) −3.68 | PUP hold Majority: 714 (39.73%) +14.64 | Said Musa | PUP | 1,241 | 69.06 | +7.13 | ||
| Roger Espejo | UDP | 488 | 27.16 | −9.68 | ||||
| Rollin Powery | BPP | 39 | 2.17 | - | ||||
| 2012 general election[6] Electorate: 3,133 Turnout: 1,941 (61.95%) −7.88 | PUP hold Majority: 487 (25.09%) +9.05 | Said Musa | PUP | 1,202 | 61.93 | +4.29 | ||
| George Gough | UDP | 715 | 36.84 | −4.76 | ||||
| 2008 general election[7] Electorate: 3,195 Turnout: 2,231 (69.83%) −4.93 | PUP hold Majority: 358 (16.04%) −39.14 | Said Musa | PUP | 1,286 | 57.64 | −18.23 | ||
| George Gough | UDP | 928 | 41.6 | +20.91 | ||||
| 2003 general election[8] Electorate: 2,068 Turnout: 1,546 (74.76%) −15.67 | PUP hold Majority: 853 (55.18%) +5.41 | Said Musa | PUP | 1,173 | 75.87 | +1.28 | ||
| Carlos Walker | UDP | 320 | 20.69 | −4.13 | ||||
| Francis Gegg | Independent | 38 | 2.46 | - | ||||
| 1998 general election[9] Electorate: 1,693 Turnout: 1,531 (90.43%) +34.36 | PUP hold Majority: 762 (49.77%) +13.17 | Said Musa | PUP | 1,142 | 74.59 | +6.29 | ||
| Derek Aikman | UDP | 380 | 24.82 | −6.9 | ||||
| 1993 general election[10][11] Electorate: 2,832 Turnout: 1,588 (56.07%) −6.76 | PUP hold Majority: 580 (36.6%) +11.4 | Said Musa | PUP | 1,084 | 68.3 | +6.2 | ||
| Michael Godoy | UDP | 504 | 31.7 | −5.2 | ||||
| 1989 general election[12][13] Electorate: 2,833 Turnout: 1,780 (62.83%) −3.78 | PUP gain from UDP Majority: 449 (25.2%) +21.5 | Said Musa | PUP | 1,105 | 62.1 | +14.5 | ||
| Dean Lindo | UDP | 656 | 36.9 | −14.4 | ||||
| 1984 general election[14][15] Electorate: 2,294 Turnout: 1,528 (66.61%) −22.31 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 57 (3.7%) −6.8 | Dean Lindo | UDP | 784 | 51.3 | +4.3 | ||
| Said Musa | PUP | 727 | 47.6 | −4.5 | ||||
| 1979 general election[16] Electorate: 1,562 Turnout: 1,389 (88.92%) +20.85 | PUP gain from UDP Majority: 10.5% (+5.3) | Said Musa | PUP | 52.1 | +5.5 | |||
| Dean Lindo | UDP | 47.0 | −4.8 | |||||
| 1974 general election[17] Electorate: 1,287 Turnout: 876 (68.07%) −12.81 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 5.2% (+2.2) | Dean Lindo | UDP | 51.8 | - | |||
| Said Musa | PUP | 46.6 | −4.3 | |||||
| 1969 general election[18] Electorate: 1,229 Turnout: 994 (80.88%) +8.95 | PUP hold Majority: 3.0% (−6.8) | Alexander Hunter | PUP | 50.9 | −3.4 | |||
| Dean Lindo | NIP | 47.9 | +3.4 | |||||
| 1965 general election[19] Electorate: 1,767 Turnout: 1,271 (71.93%) −14.22 | PUP hold Majority: 9.8% (−21.9) | Alexander Hunter | PUP | 54.3 | −5.9 | |||
| Helen Taylor | NIP | 44.5 | +16.0 | |||||
| 1961 general election[20] Electorate: 1,422 Turnout: 1,225 (86.15%) n/a | PUP win Majority: 31.7% (n/a) | Alexander Hunter | PUP | 60.2 | - | |||
| Herbert Fuller | NIP | 28.5 | - | |||||
| Denbeigh Jeffery | CDP | 10.8 | - | |||||