La Plaine (Dominica constituency)

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La Plaine
Constituency
for the House of Assembly of Dominica
Electorate2,562 (2016) [1]
Current constituency
Created 1975
Number of members1
Representative    Cassandra Williams (DLP)

La Plaine is a parliamentary electoral district in Dominica. It includes the areas of Boetica, Delices and La Plaine. It came into effect in time for the 1975 Dominican general election. It has been represented by Cassandra Williams of the Dominica Labour Party since the 2022 general election.

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Constituency profile

The constituency was established prior to the 1975 Dominican general election. There was an electorate of 2,562 as of November 2016. It includes the areas of Boetica, Delices and La Plaine. The boundary extends from Freshwater Lake, down the Taberi River to the sea, along the Point Mulâtre River to River Jack and from the source of the River Jack to Morne Anglais  [ fr ] back to Freshwater Lake. [2]

Representatives

This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Assembly of Dominica: [3]

ElectionYearsMemberPartyNotes
1975 24 March 1975 – 21 July 1980 Henckell Christian DLP
1980 21 July 1980 – 12 June 1995 Heskeith Alexander DFP
1995 12 June 1995 – 18 December 2009 Ronald Milner Green UWP
2009 18 December 2009 – 6 December 2019 Petter Saint-Jean DLP
2019 6 December 2019 – 6 December 2022 Kent Edwards
2022 6 December 2022– Present Cassandra Williams DLP DLP

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2019 general election: La Plaine [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DLP Kent Edwards 74252.74
UWP Francisca Joseph66547.26
Majority775.47
Turnout 1,407
DLP hold Swing
2014 general election: La Plaine [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DLP Petter Saint-Jean 84254.39
UWP Ronald Milner Green 70645.61
Majority1368.79
Turnout 1,54859.47
DLP hold Swing

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References

  1. "Electorate Statistics" . Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. "List of Constituencies - Electoral Office". electoraloffice.gov.dm. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  3. 1 2 3 "Colihaut". www.caribbeanelections.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 25 February 2022.