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General and local elections were held simultaneously in Belize on 7 March 2012 to elect 31 MPs. The election is run by the Elections and Boundaries Commission’s Elections and Boundaries Department. Dean Barrow and his United Democratic Party (UDP) were re-elected but lost eight seats to the opposition People’s United Party (PUP) to have a one seat majority.In the local elections the UDP won six municipalities while the PUP won three municipalities.