Port Loyola
# Port Loyola

Port Loyola is an electoral constituency in the Belize District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2020 by Gilroy Usher of the People's United Party (PUP).

Port Loyola contains some of the worst conditions in Belize City's Southside, and has a high crime rate. St. John Vianney Roman Catholic Primary School lies within the district.

## History

Port Loyola, extending from the North Creek to the Port Authority and eastward to the Yarborough Bridge, was created in 1984 on the eve of that year's legislative elections. Its first representative was businessman Henry Young, who was reelected in 1989 and 1993 before stepping aside in 1998.

In 1998, the UDP selected Anthony "Boots" Martinez to contest the division against lawyer Dolores Balderamos-García. Balderamos-García defeated Martinez badly and served until 2003, when Martinez won election.

## Area representatives

| Election | Area representative | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1984 | Henry Young | UDP |
| 1989 | Henry Young | UDP |
| 1993 | Henry Young | UDP |
| 1998 | Dolores Balderamos-García | PUP |
| 2003 | Anthony Martinez | UDP |
| 2008 | Anthony Martinez | UDP |
| 2012 | Anthony Martinez | UDP |
| 2015 | Anthony Martinez | UDP |
| 2020 | Gilroy Usher | PUP |

## Elections

| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 general election Electorate: 4,469 Turnout: 2,830 (63.33%) −0.77 | UDP hold Majority: 790 (28.24%) −24.76 | Anthony Martinez | UDP | 1,789 | 63.22 | −10.83 |
| 2012 general election Electorate: 4,469 Turnout: 2,830 (63.33%) −0.77 | UDP hold Majority: 790 (28.24%) −24.76 | Gilroy Usher Sr. | PUP | 990 | 34.98 | +13.93 |
| 2008 general election Electorate: 4,106 Turnout: 2,632 (64.1%) −5.11 | UDP hold Majority: 1,395 (53.0%) +32.54 | Anthony Martinez | UDP | 1,949 | 74.05 | +14.61 |
| 2008 general election Electorate: 4,106 Turnout: 2,632 (64.1%) −5.11 | UDP hold Majority: 1,395 (53.0%) +32.54 | Oscar Rosado | PUP | 554 | 21.05 | −17.93 |
| 2008 general election Electorate: 4,106 Turnout: 2,632 (64.1%) −5.11 | UDP hold Majority: 1,395 (53.0%) +32.54 | Erwin Muhammed "X" Jones | VIP | 122 | 4.64 | - |
| 2003 general election Electorate: 5,800 Turnout: 4,014 (69.21%) −13.84 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 821 (20.46%) +0.99 | Anthony Martinez | UDP | 2,386 | 59.44 | +20.13 |
| 2003 general election Electorate: 5,800 Turnout: 4,014 (69.21%) −13.84 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 821 (20.46%) +0.99 | Dolores Balderamos-García | PUP | 1,565 | 38.98 | −19.8 |
| 2003 general election Electorate: 5,800 Turnout: 4,014 (69.21%) −13.84 | UDP gain from PUP Majority: 821 (20.46%) +0.99 | Percival Reynolds | Independent | 45 | 1.12 | - |
| 1998 general election Electorate: 4,349 Turnout: 3,612 (83.05%) +21.4 | PUP gain from UDP Majority: 703 (19.47%) +6.87 | Dolores Balderamos-García | PUP | 2,123 | 58.78 | +15.08 |
| 1998 general election Electorate: 4,349 Turnout: 3,612 (83.05%) +21.4 | PUP gain from UDP Majority: 703 (19.47%) +6.87 | Anthony Martinez | UDP | 1,420 | 39.31 | −16.99 |
| 1998 general election Electorate: 4,349 Turnout: 3,612 (83.05%) +21.4 | PUP gain from UDP Majority: 703 (19.47%) +6.87 | Robert "Corporal" Mariano | PDP | 32 | 0.88 | - |
| 1998 general election Electorate: 4,349 Turnout: 3,612 (83.05%) +21.4 | PUP gain from UDP Majority: 703 (19.47%) +6.87 | Eigenia Vilkirey Lamb Cayetano | NABR | 19 | 0.53 | - |
| 1993 general election Electorate: 4,196 Turnout: 2,587 (61.65%) +3.06 | UDP hold Majority: 327 (12.6%) −4.2 | Henry Young | UDP | 1,457 | 56.3 | 0 |
| 1993 general election Electorate: 4,196 Turnout: 2,587 (61.65%) +3.06 | UDP hold Majority: 327 (12.6%) −4.2 | Doria Bowman | PUP | 1,130 | 43.7 | +4.2 |
| 1989 general election Electorate: 3,002 Turnout: 1,759 (58.59%) −4.22 | UDP hold Majority: 296 (16.8%) −8.6 | Henry Young | UDP | 991 | 56.3 | −5.4 |
| 1989 general election Electorate: 3,002 Turnout: 1,759 (58.59%) −4.22 | UDP hold Majority: 296 (16.8%) −8.6 | Ernest Staine | PUP | 695 | 39.5 | +3.2 |
| 1984 general election Electorate: 2,452 Turnout: 1,540 (62.81%) n/a | UDP win Majority: 572 (25.4%) n/a | Henry Young | UDP | 1,112 | 61.7 | - |
| 1984 general election Electorate: 2,452 Turnout: 1,540 (62.81%) n/a | UDP win Majority: 572 (25.4%) n/a | Ernest Staine | PUP | 540 | 36.3 | - |
