Mesopotamia, sometimes abbreviated as Mesop, is an electoral constituency in the Belize District represented in the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belize since 2025 by Lee Mark Chang of the United Democratic Party (UDP).
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The Mesopotamia constituency was created for the 1961 general election as part of a major nationwide redistricting. It currently comprises much of central Belize City, surrounded by the Collet, Queen's Square and Albert constituencies.Belize election maps, Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive. (accessed 20 November 2014) The UDP has continuously held Mesopotamia since the 1979 general election, longer than any other constituency. It is widely considered a strong UDP safe seat."Finnegan wakes to color Mesopotamia red", Great Belize Television, 14 February 2012. (accessed 20 November 2014)
Longtime representative Michael Finnegan stood down at the 2020 general election and was succeeded by his nephew, internationally known rapper Shyne Barrow.Rapper Shyne Barrow Is Elected to Belize's House of Representatives In 2025, Shyne lost re-election to Lee Mark Chang; the former subsequently resigned as leader of the UDP.
Area representatives
ElectionArea representativeElections Results, Belize Elections and Boundaries Commission. (accessed 20 November 2014)Party 1961 C. L. B. Rogers PUP 1965 C. L. B. Rogers PUP 1969 C. L. B. Rogers PUP 1974 C. L. B. Rogers PUP 1979 Curl Thompson UDP 1984 Curl Thompson UDP 1989 Curl Thompson UDP 1993 Michael Finnegan UDP 1998 Michael Finnegan UDP 2003 Michael Finnegan UDP 2008 Michael Finnegan UDP 2012 Michael Finnegan UDP 2015 Michael Finnegan UDP 2020 Shyne Barrow UDP 2025 Lee Mark Chang UDP
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