Village Councils By-Elections

Vacancies – Crooked Tree, Isabella Bank, Gardenia, Boston, Medina Bank and Forest Home Village Councils                                                                                                    

The general public is hereby notified that in accordance with Part III, Section 9 (1) (a) and (b) of the Village Councils Act, Chapter 88 of the Laws of Belize, Revised Edition 2020, the below Village Councils have declared vacancies within its councils as follows:

Belize District

 

District

Belize

Villages Names Positions Reasons
Isabella Bank Myles E. Crichton Chairperson Resignation
Gardenia Sean Gordon Member Resignation
Boston Nigel Alvarado Member Resignation
Crooked Tree ** Brandon Gillett

George Tillett

Chairperson

Member

Deceased

Resignation

 

Toledo District

 

District

Toledo

Villages Names Positions Reasons
Medina Bank Jose Shal Chairperson Resignation
Forest Home Shanisha Armstrong Chairperson Resignation

 

 

By-Elections – Crooked Tree, Isabella Bank, Gardenia, Boston, Medina Bank and Forest Home Village Councils

The general public is hereby notified that in accordance with Section 3 of the Village Councils (Amendment) Act 2022.  Act No. 10 of 2022 and Rule 6A of the Village Councils (Elections) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022 (S.I. 65 of 2022), by-elections will be held to fill the vacancies for the posts listed below:

 

All nominations open at 9:00 a.m. and closes at 12 midday

All polls open at 9:00 a.m. on Election Day

No asterisk denotes poll closes at 1:00 p.m.

**Denotes poll closes at 5:00 p.m.

 

Belize District

Village Names Nomination Date

15th January 2023

Election Date

22nd January 2023

Villages Nomination Center Polling Station
Isabella Bank Edward P. Yorke High School Community Center
Gardenia Edward P. Yorke High School Community Center
Boston Edward P. Yorke High School Boston (Shed)
Crooked Tree ** Edward P. Yorke High School Crooked Tree Government School

 

Toledo District

 

Village Names Nomination Date

15th January 2023

Election Date

22nd January 2023

Villages Nomination Center Polling Station
Medina Bank Julian Cho Technical High School Medina Bank Government School
Forest Home Toledo Community Center Forest Home Methodist School