Grand Bay (Dominica constituency)

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Grand Bay
Constituency
for the House of Assembly of Dominica
Electorate3,934 (2016) [1]
Current constituency
Created 1975
Number of members1
Representative    Edward Registe (DLP)

Grand Bay is a parliamentary electoral district in Dominica. It includes the areas of Grand Bay, Bordieux and Montine. It came into effect in time for the 1975 Dominican general election. It has been represented by Edward Registe of the Dominica Labour Party since the 2019 general election.

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Constituency profile

The constituency was established prior to the 1975 Dominican general election. There was an electorate of 3,934 as of November 2016. It includes the areas of Grand Bay, Bordieux and Montine. The boundary extends from the western border of Saint Patrick Parish, from Soufriere Ridge to Micham River, along Geneva River to the sea. [2]

Representatives

This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Assembly of Dominica: [3]

ElectionYearsMemberPartyNotes
1975 24 March 1975 – 21 July 1980 Avon Casimir DFP
1980 21 July 1980 – 1 July 1985 Judiana Henderson
1985 1 July 1985 – 5 May 2005 Pierre Charles DLP
2005 5 May 2005 – 18 December 2009 John Fabien
2009 18 December 2009 – 6 December 2019 Justina Charles
2019 6 December 2019 – Present Edward Registe

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2019 general election: Grand Bay [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DLP Edward Registe 1,53887.89
UWP Nept Pecquette21112.11
Majority1,32175.79
Turnout 1,743
DLP hold Swing
2014 general election: Grand Bay [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DLP Justina Charles 1,42681.35
UWP James Alexander32718.65
Majority1,09962.69
Turnout 1,75343.81
DLP hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Electorate Statistics" . Retrieved 26 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ "List of Constituencies - Electoral Office". electoraloffice.gov.dm. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  3. 1 2 3 "Colihaut". www.caribbeanelections.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
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