Elections in 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

Main article: Dominican general election, 2014

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Dominica Labour Party	23,208	56.99	15	–3
United Workers' Party	17,479	42.92	6	+3
Independents	37	0.09	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	471	–	–	–
Total	41,195	100	21	0
Registered voters/turnout	72,279	56.99	–	–
Source: Electoral Office

Past elections

Elections in Dominica

General elections	1832 1836 1924 1936 1951 1954 1957 1961 1966 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2009 2014

By-elections	2010

West Indies elections	1958

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

Adam Carr's Election Archive

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