1975 Dominican general election

General elections were held in Dominica on 24 March 1975. ^[1] The result was a victory for the Dominica Labour Party, which won 16 of the 21 seats. Voter turnout was 79%.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Dominica Labour Party	10,523	49.32	16	+7
	Dominica Freedom Party	6,920	32.43	3	+1
	Progressive Labour Party	897	4.20	0	New
	Caribbean Federal Party	119	0.56	0	New
	Independents	2,879	13.49	2	+2
Total		21,338	100.00	21	+10
Valid votes		21,338	92.34
Invalid/blank votes		1,769	7.66
Total votes		23,107	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		29,266	78.96
Source: Caribbean Elections

List of elected members

Constituency	Party		Elected member
Canefield		DLP	Oliver Seraphin
Castle Bruce		DLP	Romanus Bannis
Colihaut		DLP	F. F. Parillon
Cottage		DLP	Culand Dubois
Goodwill		DLP	Patrick John
Grand Bay		DFP	A. A. Casimir
Laplaine		DLP	Henckell Christian
Mahaut		DLP	Victor Riviere [2]
Marigot		IND	P. A. S. Stevens
Morne Jaune/Riviere Cyrique		IND	C. W. Cyrus
Newtown		DLP	Eustace Francis
Paix Bouche		DLP	R. Bannis
Petite Savanne		DLP	Luke Taylor Corriette [3]
Portsmouth		DLP	Michael Douglas
Roseau		DFP	Eugenia Charles
Salisbury		DLP	B. J. Louis
Salybia		DLP	L. Darroux
St. Joseph		DLP	I. A. Thomas
Soufrière		DFP	Anthony Moise
Vieille Case		DLP	Eden Bowers
Wesley		DLP	O. N. Theodore
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. "Former finance minister, Victor Riviere, passes on". Dominica News Online. 19 November 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
3. "Former government minister, Luke Corriette, to be given official funeral". Dominica News Online. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2025.