Elections In Dominica
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, 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 | |||||
See also
Notes
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
- Vote Commonwealth of Dominica elections, KnowledgeWalk online
- Election Profile - Commonwealth of Dominica, International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)
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