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Administrative divisions (parishes) |
General elections were held in Dominica on 26 October 1970. [1] Prior to the elections, the ruling Dominica Labour Party split, with a faction led by Prime Minister Edward Oliver LeBlanc contesting the elections as the 'LeBlanc Labour Party' and the other faction contesting under the DLP name and led by N.A.N. Ducreay. [2] The LeBlanc faction won 8 of the 11 seats. Voter turnout was 82%.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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LeBlanc Labour Party | 9,877 | 49.95 | 8 | – | |
Dominica Freedom Party | 7,578 | 38.32 | 2 | New | |
Dominica Labour Party | 1,387 | 7.01 | 1 | – | |
Independents | 933 | 4.72 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 19,775 | 100.00 | 11 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 19,775 | 93.62 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,347 | 6.38 | |||
Total votes | 21,122 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 25,899 | 81.56 | |||
Source: Caribbean Elections |
Constituency | Party | Elected member | |
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Eastern | LLP | Henckell Christian | |
Northern | LLP | J. L. Royer | |
North-Eastern | DLP | W. S. Stevens | |
North-Western | LLP | Edward Oliver LeBlanc | |
Portsmouth | LLP | E. A. Leslie | |
Roseau-Northern | LLP | Patrick John | |
Roseau-Southern | LLP | Ronald Armour | |
Southern | DFP | Ralph Stanley Fadelle [3] | |
South-Eastern | LLP | Thomas P. Etienne [4] | |
South-Western | DLP | Anthony Moise | |
Western | LLP | E. J. Shillingford | |
Source: Electoral Office |