1970 Dominican general election

For the 1970 election in the Dominican Republic, see 1970 Dominican Republic general election.

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%.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	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

List of elected members

Constituency	Party		Elected member
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

References

1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p230 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
2. Dominica General Election Results - 26 October 1970 Caribbean Elections
3. "OFFICIAL FUNERAL FOR THE LATE RALPH STANLEY FADELLE FORMER MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY". Dominica News Online. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
4. "Gov't announces Official Funeral for Parliamentarian Thomas P. Etienne". Dominica News Online. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025.