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Elections in Dominica
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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, but in the past few years the Dominica Labour Party and the greatly diminished Dominica Freedom Party have built a coalition.
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May 5, 2005 The Dominica Labour Party (DLP) wins 12 seats, the United Workers' Party (UWP) wins 8 seats, and an independent wins 1 seat. The Dominica Labour Party continues to form a government with little change. This is the first election since 1975 that the Dominica Freedom Party (DFP) has not won a single seat. The Labour Party, of which it had been a coalition partner, gives the Dominica Freedom Party at least one seat in the Senate. 59.05% of registered voters participated in the election.
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominica Labour Party | 19,741 | 52.07 | 12 |
| United Workers' Party | 16,529 | 43.60 | 8 |
| Dominica Freedom Party | 1,194 | 3.15 | - |
| Dominica Progressive Party | 23 | 0.06 | - |
| Independents | 426 | 1.12 | 1 |
| Appointed Senators | 9 | ||
| Speaker | 1 | ||
| Ex Officio member | 1 | ||
| Total | 37,913 | 100.0 | 32 |
January 31, 2000 Labour Party wins 10 seats, governing United Workers' Party wins 9 seats, losing several seats and its power over the government, and the Dominica Freedom Party wins 2 seats, forming its coalition with Labour, which forms a government.
1995 Workers Party defeats Freedom Party, which had ruled for the previous 15 years, with Labour also a strong opposition.
Previous elections to be added.
- ^ 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.
- 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
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