2000 Dominican general election

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2000 Dominican general election
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←  1995 31 January 2000 2005  →
21 of the 30 seats in the House of Assembly
11 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader Rosie Douglas Edison James Charles Savarin
Party DLP UWP DFP
Leader's seat Paix Bouche Marigot Roseau Central
Last election29.75%, 5 seats34.36%, 11 seats35.81%, 5 seats
Seats won1092
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 5Decrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 3
Popular vote15,36215,5554,858
Percentage42.91%43.44%13.57%
SwingIncrease2.svg 13.16ppIncrease2.svg 9.08ppDecrease2.svg 22.24pp
Map of the 2000 Dominican general election.svg
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election

Edison James
UWP

Prime Minister

Rosie Douglas
DLP

General elections were held in Dominica on 31 January 2000 and saw the Dominica Labour Party led by Rosie Douglas take power defeating the previous government of the United Workers' Party led by Edison James, despite the UWP receiving more votes. The DLP won 10 seats, the UWP 9 seats and the Dominica Freedom Party took 2 seats. Voter turnout was 59.25%. [1] The Dominica Labour Party formed a government in coalition with the Dominica Freedom Party. [2] Voter turnout was 60.2%, [3] the lowest since the introduction of universal suffrage in 1951.

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Campaign

The ruling United Workers' Party campaigned on their economic record while the Dominica Labour Party focused on charges of corruption against the government. [2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
United Workers' Party 15,55543.449–2
Dominica Labour Party 15,36242.9110+5
Dominica Freedom Party 4,85813.572–3
Independents 290.080New
Total35,804100.00210
Valid votes35,80498.73
Invalid/blank votes4601.27
Total votes36,264100.00
Registered voters/turnout60,26660.17
Source: Nohlen

List of elected members

ConstituencyPartyElected member
Castle Bruce UWP Loreen Bannis-Roberts
Colihaut DLP Osborne Riviere
Cottage DLP Reginald Austrie
Grand Bay DLP Pierre Charles
La Plaine UWP Ronald M. Green
Mahaut UWP Julien Prevost
Marigot UWP Edison James
Morne Jaune/Riviere Cyrique UWP Gertrude Roberts
Paix Bouche DLP Matthew J. Walter
Petite Savanne DLP Urban Baron
Portsmouth DLP Rosie Douglas
Roseau-Central DFP Charles Savarin
Roseau-North UWP Julius Timothy
Roseau-South DLP Ambrose George
Roseau-Valley UWP Norris Charles
Salisbury UWP Earl Williams
Salybia DLP Kelly Graneau
St. Joseph DLP Vince Henderson
Soufrière DFP Frederick Baron
Vieille Case DLP Roosevelt Skerrit
Wesley UWP Peter Carbon
Source: Electoral Office

References

  1. ↑ Election 2000 Archived October 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 Dominica: parliamentary elections House of Assembly, 2000
  3. ↑ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p230 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
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