The Belize Green Independent Party (BGIP) is an ecologist political party in Belize. Founded in 2012, BGIP has yet to win a seat in the Belize House or a municipal election at the city or town level. BGIP is one of the few Green parties in the world unafilliated with the Global Greens.[3]
Belize Green Independent Party | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Luis Blas Mendez, Sr.[1] |
| Founded | 23 December 2012 |
| Ideology | Green politics |
| Colours | Green |
| Seats in the Senate | 0 / 12 |
| Seats in the House | 0 / 31 |
| Local government | 0 / 67 [2] |
BGIP formally contested an election for the first time in 2015, fielding a candidate at the 8 July 2015 Belize House by-election in Dangriga.[4] However, the party's candidate, Llewellyn Lucas, finished a distant third with 14 votes (0.37%).[5]
In the 2015 general election, Llewellyn Lucas ran as a candidate for the Toledo East House seat. Lucas finished fourth with 5 votes (0.09%).[6]
References
edit- ^ "Belize Way Ahead Summary ", Belize Green Independent Party, 4 April 2015. (accessed 23 June 2015)
- ^ " MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS OFFICIAL RESULTS 4th MARCH 2015, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 16 March 2015)
- ^ Green Parties around the world Archived 7 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Global Greens. (accessed 23 June 2015)
- ^ "Nomination Day for Bi Election in Dangriga", PlusTV Belize, 23 June 2015. (accessed 23 June 2015)
- ^ Humes, Aaron "Frank 'Papa' Mena is the new Dangriga area representative ", Breaking Belize News, 8 July 2015. (accessed 8 July 2015)
- ^ Official Results: General Election Archived 2015-11-08 at the Wayback Machine, Elections and Boundaries Department, 6 November 2015.