Belize Green Independent Party

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
LeaderLuis Blas Mendez, Sr.[1]
Founded23 December 2012
IdeologyGreen politics
ColoursGreen
Seats in the Senate
0 / 12
Seats in the House
0 / 31
Local government
0 / 67
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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

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  1. ^ "Belize Way Ahead Summary ", Belize Green Independent Party, 4 April 2015. (accessed 23 June 2015)
  2. ^ " MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS OFFICIAL RESULTS 4th MARCH 2015, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 16 March 2015)
  3. ^ Green Parties around the world Archived 7 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Global Greens. (accessed 23 June 2015)
  4. ^ "Nomination Day for Bi Election in Dangriga", PlusTV Belize, 23 June 2015. (accessed 23 June 2015)
  5. ^ Humes, Aaron "Frank 'Papa' Mena is the new Dangriga area representative ", Breaking Belize News, 8 July 2015. (accessed 8 July 2015)
  6. ^ Official Results: General Election Archived 2015-11-08 at the Wayback Machine, Elections and Boundaries Department, 6 November 2015.
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