# Dangriga (Belize House constituency)

Dangriga is an electoral constituency in the Stann Creek District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2020 by Louis Zabaneh of the People's United Party.

## Profile

The Dangriga constituency was created as Stann Creek Town for the 1961 general election as part of a major nationwide redistricting. The constituency assumed its current name as of the 1979 general election. It includes the town of Dangriga as well as the nearby Sarawee and Hope Creek areas. It is bordered by the Stann Creek West constituency and the Caribbean Sea.

### July 2015 by-election

In June 2015 Area Rep. Ivan Ramos resigned after controversially failing to retain his standard bearer status with the People's United Party. A by-election to determine Ramos' successor was held 8 July 2015. Nominations were formally made on 22 June. Former Dangriga Mayor Frank "Papa" Mena was the UDP nominee, while retired educator Anthony Sabal stood as the PUP candidate after initial reports the PUP might not contest the by-election at all. Llewellyn Lucas from the Belize Green Independent Party was also nominated, becoming that party's first official candidate in any election since it was founded in 2012. A fourth candidate endorsed by both of Belize's other active minor parties, the People's National Party and Vision Inspired by the People, was disqualified due to holding dual citizenship. Belizean candidates for public office may not hold citizenship in any other country.
The by-election was won by Mena with 57.89 percent of the vote, giving the UDP its third consecutive by-election win dating to 2003.

## Area representatives

| Election | Area representative | Party |
| 1961 | Allan Arthurs | PUP |
| 1965 | Allan Arthurs | PUP |
| 1969 | Allan Arthurs | PUP |
| 1974 | Paul Guerrero | UDP |
| 1979 | Theodore Aranda | UDP |
| 1983 | Theodore Aranda | CDP |
| 1984 | Simeon Sampson | PUP |
| 1989 | Theodore Aranda | PUP |
| 1993 | Russell Garcia | UDP |
| 1998 | Theodore Aranda | PUP |
| 2003 | Sylvia Flores | PUP |
| 2008 | Arthur Roches | UDP |
| 2012 | Ivan Ramos | PUP |
| 2015 by-election | Frank Mena | UDP |
| 2015 | Frank Mena | UDP |
| 2020 | Louis Zabaneh | PUP |

## Elections

| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% |
| July 2015 by-election Electorate: 6,275 Turnout: 3,738 (59.57%) −5.27 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 638 (17.07%) +8.26 | Frank Mena | UDP | 2,164 | 57.89 | +13.51 |
| July 2015 by-election Electorate: 6,275 Turnout: 3,738 (59.57%) −5.27 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 638 (17.07%) +8.26 | Anthony Sabal | PUP | 1,526 | 40.82 | −12.37 |
| July 2015 by-election Electorate: 6,275 Turnout: 3,738 (59.57%) −5.27 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 638 (17.07%) +8.26 | Llewellyn Lucas | BGIP | 14 | 0.37 | - |
| 2012 general election Electorate: 5,904 Turnout: 3,828 (64.84%) −4.28 | PUP gain from UDP Majority: 337 (8.81%) −6.49 | Ivan Ramos | PUP | 2,036 | 53.19 | +11.89 |
| 2012 general election Electorate: 5,904 Turnout: 3,828 (64.84%) −4.28 | PUP gain from UDP Majority: 337 (8.81%) −6.49 | Arthur Roches | UDP | 1,699 | 44.38 | −12.22 |
| 2012 general election Electorate: 5,904 Turnout: 3,828 (64.84%) −4.28 | PUP gain from UDP Majority: 337 (8.81%) −6.49 | Mateo Tomas Polanco | PNP | 37 | 0.97 | - |
| 2008 general election Electorate: 5,363 Turnout: 3,707 (69.12%) +0.62 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 567 (15.3%) +7.48 | Arthur Roches | UDP | 2,098 | 56.6 | +12.02 |
| 2008 general election Electorate: 5,363 Turnout: 3,707 (69.12%) +0.62 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 567 (15.3%) +7.48 | Cassian Nunez | PUP | 1,531 | 41.3 | −11.1 |
| 2008 general election Electorate: 5,363 Turnout: 3,707 (69.12%) +0.62 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 567 (15.3%) +7.48 | Denton Castillo | NRP | 31 | 0.84 | - |
| 2008 general election Electorate: 5,363 Turnout: 3,707 (69.12%) +0.62 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 567 (15.3%) +7.48 | Quentin Mejia | VIP | 20 | 0.54 | - |
| 2003 general election Electorate: 4,254 Turnout: 2,914 (68.5%) −15.57 | PUP hold Majority: 228 (7.82%) −7.36 | Sylvia Flores | PUP | 1,527 | 52.4 | −4.41 |
| 2003 general election Electorate: 4,254 Turnout: 2,914 (68.5%) −15.57 | PUP hold Majority: 228 (7.82%) −7.36 | Russell Garcia | UDP | 1,299 | 44.58 | +2.95 |
| 2003 general election Electorate: 4,254 Turnout: 2,914 (68.5%) −15.57 | PUP hold Majority: 228 (7.82%) −7.36 | Ian Caliz | Independent | 44 | 1.51 | - |
| 1998 general election Electorate: 3,346 Turnout: 2,813 (84.07%) +20.04 | PUP gain from UDP Majority: 427 (15.18%) +2.38 | Theodore Aranda | PUP | 1,598 | 56.81 | +13.21 |
| 1998 general election Electorate: 3,346 Turnout: 2,813 (84.07%) +20.04 | PUP gain from UDP Majority: 427 (15.18%) +2.38 | Russell Garcia | UDP | 1,171 | 41.63 | −14.77 |
| 1998 general election Electorate: 3,346 Turnout: 2,813 (84.07%) +20.04 | PUP gain from UDP Majority: 427 (15.18%) +2.38 | Cypriano Luke Palacio | PDP | 19 | 0.67 | - |
| 1993 general election Electorate: 4,123 Turnout: 2,640 (64.03%) −2.81 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 338 (12.8%) +5.3 | Russell Garcia | UDP | 1,489 | 56.4 | +11.0 |
| 1993 general election Electorate: 4,123 Turnout: 2,640 (64.03%) −2.81 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 338 (12.8%) +5.3 | Theodore Aranda | PUP | 1,151 | 43.6 | −9.3 |
| 1989 general election Electorate: 3,486 Turnout: 2,330 (66.84%) −0.05 | PUP hold Majority: 176 (7.5%) −8.3 | Theodore Aranda | PUP | 1,233 | 52.9 | +9.8 |
| 1989 general election Electorate: 3,486 Turnout: 2,330 (66.84%) −0.05 | PUP hold Majority: 176 (7.5%) −8.3 | Randolph Enriquez | UDP | 1,057 | 45.4 | +18.1 |
| 1984 general election Electorate: 2,368 Turnout: 1,584 (66.89%) −18.36 | PUP gain from CDP Majority: 250 (15.8%) +7.4 | Simeon Sampson | PUP | 682 | 43.1 | −2.1 |
| 1984 general election Electorate: 2,368 Turnout: 1,584 (66.89%) −18.36 | PUP gain from CDP Majority: 250 (15.8%) +7.4 | Henry Anderson | UDP | 432 | 27.3 | −26.3 |
| 1984 general election Electorate: 2,368 Turnout: 1,584 (66.89%) −18.36 | PUP gain from CDP Majority: 250 (15.8%) +7.4 | Theodore Aranda | CDP | 385 | 24.3 | - |
| 1984 general election Electorate: 2,368 Turnout: 1,584 (66.89%) −18.36 | PUP gain from CDP Majority: 250 (15.8%) +7.4 | Allan Arthurs | Independent | 77 | 4.9 | - |
| 1979 general election Electorate: 2,319 Turnout: 1,977 (85.25%) +18.45 | UDP hold Majority: 8.4% (−3.7) | Theodore Aranda | UDP | | 53.6 | −1.2 |
| 1979 general election Electorate: 2,319 Turnout: 1,977 (85.25%) +18.45 | UDP hold Majority: 8.4% (−3.7) | Gadsby Ramos | PUP | | 45.2 | +2.5 |
| 1974 general election Electorate: 2,187 Turnout: 1,461 (66.8%) −11.13 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 12.1% (+1.5) | Paul Guerrero | UDP | | 54.8 | - |
| 1974 general election Electorate: 2,187 Turnout: 1,461 (66.8%) −11.13 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 12.1% (+1.5) | Allan Arthurs | PUP | | 42.7 | −11.6 |
| 1969 general election Electorate: 2,093 Turnout: 1,631 (77.93%) +3.59 | PUP hold Majority: 10.6% (+8.9) | Allan Arthurs | PUP | | 54.3 | +4.3 |
| 1969 general election Electorate: 2,093 Turnout: 1,631 (77.93%) +3.59 | PUP hold Majority: 10.6% (+8.9) | Rodwell Leslie | NIP | | 43.7 | −4.6 |
| 1965 general election Electorate: 2,666 Turnout: 1,982 (74.34%) −7.87 | PUP hold Majority: 1.7% (−6.4) | Allan Arthurs | PUP | | 50.0 | −2.3 |
| 1965 general election Electorate: 2,666 Turnout: 1,982 (74.34%) −7.87 | PUP hold Majority: 1.7% (−6.4) | Albert Arzu | NIP | | 48.3 | +4.1 |
| 1961 general election Electorate: 1,816 Turnout: 1,493 (82.21%) n/a | PUP win Majority: 8.1% (n/a) | Allan Arthurs | PUP | | 52.3 | - |
| 1961 general election Electorate: 1,816 Turnout: 1,493 (82.21%) n/a | PUP win Majority: 8.1% (n/a) | Paul Guerrero | NIP | | 44.2 | - |