Elections in Dominica

Legislative elections in the Dominican Republic

Politics of Dominica


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Elections in Dominica have been taking place since 1832. Dominica elects on national level a legislature. The House of Assembly has 32 members, 21 members elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies, 9 appointed senators,^[1] the Speaker and 1 ex officio member. A head of state—the president—is elected by the House of Assembly.

Dominica has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party. Dominica was once a three-party system until the Dominica Labour Party and the greatly diminished Dominica Freedom Party formed a coalition government. The DFP has failed to acquire any seats for two elections straight, leaving the United Workers' Party as the only opposition to the DLP.

Latest elections


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Dominica Labour Party	15,214	82.38	19	+1
	Team Unity Dominica	153	0.83	0	New
	Independents	3,102	16.80	2	New
Total		18,469	100.00	21	0

Valid votes		18,469	96.87
Invalid/blank votes		597	3.13
Total votes		19,066	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		60,330	31.60
Source: Electoral Office

Notes

^ The elected Representatives decide whether senators are to be elected or appointed. If appointed, five are chosen by the president with the advice of the prime minister and four with the advice of the opposition leader. If elected, it is by vote of the Representatives.

References

Matthias Catón: "Dominica" in: Elections in the Americas. A Data Handbook, vol. 1, ed. by Dieter Nohlen. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2005: pp. 223–237 ISBN 0-19-928357-5

External links

Official website

Adam Carr's Election Archive
Vote Commonwealth of Dominica elections, KnowledgeWalk online
Election Profile - Commonwealth of Dominica, International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)

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By-elections	1940 1946 1955 1958 1973 2010
West Indies elections	1958

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