Dominican general election, 2014

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Dominican general election, 2014

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All 21 seats in the Dominica House of Assembly
11 seats needed for a majority

 First partySecond party
  RooseveltSkerrit.jpg Blank.png
Leader Roosevelt Skerrit Lennox Linton
Party DLP UWP
Leader's seat Vieille Case Marigot
Last election18 seats, 61.34%3 seats, 34.73%
Seats won15 seats6 seats
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote23,20817,479
Percentage56.99%42.92%
SwingDecrease2.svg 4.35ppIncrease2.svg 8.19pp
Prime Minister before election

Roosevelt Skerrit
DLP

Prime Minister

Roosevelt Skerrit
DLP

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General elections were held in Dominica on 8 December 2014 to elect the 21 members of the House of Assembly. Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced the election date on 5 November 2014 and Nomination Day was held on 19 November. Under Dominica's electoral system, the Prime Minister has the authority to call elections at any time and is only required to give a minimum of twenty-five days notice. [1]

Dominica country in the Caribbean

Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the West Indies. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is part of the Windward Islands in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The island is located near Guadeloupe to the northwest and Martinique to the south-southeast. Its area is 750 km2 (290 sq mi), and the highest point is Morne Diablotins, at 1,447 m (4,747 ft) in elevation. The population was 71,293 at the 2011 census. The Commonwealth of Dominica is one of the Caribbean's few republics.

House of Assembly of Dominica legislature

The House of Assembly is the legislature of Dominica. It is established by Chapter III of the Constitution of Dominica, and together with the President of Dominica constitutes Dominica's Parliament. The House is unicameral, and consists of twenty-one Representatives, nine Senators, and the Attorney General as an ex officio member. The Speaker of the House becomes the thirty-second member if chosen from outside the membership of the House.

Roosevelt Skerrit Prime Minister of Dominica

Roosevelt Skerrit is a Dominican politician who has been Prime Minister of Dominica since 2004; he has also been the Member of Parliament for the Vieille Case constituency since 2000. Regionally, he has served as the chairman of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and most recently as chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in 2010.

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The ruling social democratic Dominica Labour Party lost three seats but retained a commanding majority, with 15 of the 21 seats in Parliament. The remaining six seats were won by the centre-right United Workers' Party, which has remained the sole opposition party in Parliament since the 2005 election. [2]

Dominica Labour Party Dominican political party

The Dominica Labour Party is a centre-left social-democratic political party in Dominica.

The United Workers' Party is a centrist political party in Dominica. As of the 2009 general election, it is the only opposition party represented in the House of Assembly of Dominica, holding three of the twenty-one seats. Its past Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly is Hector John.

Electoral system

The 21 elected members of the House of Assembly are elected in single-member constituencies. A further nine members are appointed by the Assembly after it convenes. [3]

Campaign

Forty-four candidates contested the twenty-one constituencies, with the two dominant parties (Dominica Labour Party and United Workers' Party) running candidates in each of the constituencies as well as two independent candidates. [4]

Results

The opposition gained three seats, winning all three constituencies in the capital Roseau, and three constituencies in a rural belt across the lower part of northern Dominica.

Roseau City in Saint George, Dominica

Roseau is the capital and largest city of Dominica, with a population of 14,725. It is a small and compact urban settlement, in the Saint George parish and surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, the Roseau River and Morne Bruce. Built on the site of the ancient Kalinago Indian village of Sairi, it is the oldest and most important urban settlement on the island of Dominica.

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Dominica Labour Party 23,20856.9915–3
United Workers' Party 17,47942.926+3
Independents370.0900
Invalid/blank votes471–––
Total41,195100210
Registered voters/turnout72,27956.99––
Source: Electoral Office

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References

  1. ↑ Dominica Election Date Set for 8 December 2014 [ permanent dead link ] Caribbean Elections, 6 November 2014
  2. ↑ Labour wins 15, UWP six The Sun, 8 December 2014
  3. ↑ Commonwealth of Dominica: Election for House of Assembly IFES
  4. ↑ 44 Candidates to contest Dominica 2014 General Election Archived February 21, 2015, at the Wayback Machine . Caribbean Elections, 20 November 2014


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