1990 Dominican general election

Not to be confused with 1990 Dominican Republic general election.

1990 Dominican general election

←  1985 28 May 1990 1995  →
21 of the 30 seats in the House of Assembly 11 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	66.65%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Eugenia Charles Edison James Michael Douglas Party DFP UWP DLP Last election 56.58%, 15 seats – 39.10%, 5 seats Seats won 11 6 4 Seat change 4 New 1 Popular vote 16,529 8,979 7,860 Percentage 49.43% 26.85% 23.50% Swing 7.15pp New 15.60pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Eugenia Charles DFP Elected Prime Minister Eugenia Charles DFP

General elections were held in Dominica on 28 May 1990. ^[1] The result was a victory for the Dominica Freedom Party, which won 11 of the 21 seats. ^[2] Voter turnout was 66.6%, the lowest since universal suffrage was introduced in 1951.

Results

Results by constituency

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Dominica Freedom Party	16,529	49.43	11	–4
	United Workers' Party	8,979	26.85	6	New
	Dominica Labour Party	7,860	23.50	4	–2
	Dominica Progressive Party	74	0.22	0	New
Total		33,442	100.00	21	0
Valid votes		33,442	99.26
Invalid/blank votes		251	0.74
Total votes		33,693	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		50,557	66.64
Source: Nohlen

List of elected members

Constituency	Party		Elected member
Castle Bruce		UWP	Romanus Bannis
Colihaut		DFP	Clem A. Shillingford
Cottage		DFP	Alleyne J. Carbon
Grand Bay		DLP	Pierre Charles
La Plaine		DFP	Heskeith A. Alexander
Mahaut		DFP	Brian Alleyne
Marigot		UWP	Edison James
Morne Jaune/Riviere Cyrique		UWP	Gertrude Roberts
Paix Bouche		DFP	Jenner Armour
Petite Savanne		DLP	Urban Baron
Portsmouth		DLP	Michael Douglas
Roseau-Central		DFP	Eugenia Charles
Roseau-North		DFP	Allan A. Guye
Roseau-South		DFP	Ossie F. Walsh
Roseau-Valley		DFP	Henry George
Salisbury		UWP	Earl Williams
Salybia		DLP	Worrel Sanford
St. Joseph		UWP	Doreen Paul
Soufrière		DFP	Charles Maynard
Vieille Case		DFP	Maynard Joseph
Wesley		UWP	Edgar W. B. Jerome
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. "Election Watch". Journal of Democracy. 1 (3): 132–137. 1990. ISSN   1086-3214.