Earl Michael Williams is a Dominican politician who was Leader of the Opposition in Dominica and political Leader of the United Workers' Party from 2007 to 2008.
The United Workers' Party is a centrist political party in Dominica. As of the 2022 general election,the party is not represented in the House of Assembly of Dominica,after boycotting the general election. The past Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly is Lennox Linton.
Edison Chenfil James is a Dominican politician who was the prime minister of Dominica from June 14,1995,to February 3,2000,as well as the member of parliament for the Marigot constituency from 1990. He graduated from the Dominica Grammar School. He has a BSc degree in botany from the University of East London,a MSc degree in biochemistry from the University of Reading and a post graduate diploma in crop protection technology from Imperial College. He worked in a number of local and regional institutions including the Caribbean Development Bank,but it was as manager of the Dominica Banana Marketing Company that he rose to prominence on the island. He was instrumental in resuscitating the island's critical banana industry which had been decimated by Hurricane David. James has been active in regional cricket as an administrator and was the manager of the Windward Islands cricket team and the Combined Islands cricket team. He is a member of the Rotary Club.
Stephenson King is the former Prime Minister of Saint Lucia. He is the Senior Minister and Minister for Infrastructure,Ports,Transport,Physical Development,and Urban Renewal. King was the former candidate for the United Workers Party (UWP). He now represents the constituency of Castries North as an Independent candidate as of July 2021,after resigning from the UWP.
The Leader of the Opposition of the Commonwealth of Dominica is the Member of Parliament who leads the Official Opposition in the House of Assembly of Dominica.
Ronald Milner Green is a Dominican politician who has served as the head of the United Workers' Party (UWP). In that capacity,Green was also the Leader of the Opposition of Dominica from 2005 until 2009,when he lost his seat in the House of Assembly in the general election. Green is now serving in the Assembly as an appointed senator.
Hector John is a Dominican politician in the United Workers' Party (UWP). He was the Leader of the Opposition,from 2010 to 2014 and was the youngest ever to hold that position. He was first elected as a Representative to the House of Assembly in 2009.
Dayton Baptiste is a Dominican politician in the Dominica Labour Party,and a former police officer in Antigua. He served briefly as an appointed senator in the Dominica House of Assembly in 2010,and has twice been an unsuccessful candidate for an elected seat.
A by-election was held on 9 July 2010 in Dominica,to fill two seats in the House of Assembly that were declared vacant. The contested seats were both won by significant margins by the incumbent candidates,who were members of the opposition United Workers' Party.
Norris Prevost is a Dominican politician in the United Workers' Party. He has served in the House of Assembly of Dominica since 1990.
Claudius Sanford is a Dominican politician in the United Workers' Party. He served in the House of Assembly of Dominica as an Opposition Senator from 2005 to 2009,and from August 2010 to October 2011.
Ezekiel Bazil is a Dominican politician who has served in the House of Assembly of Dominica since 2010. He is the current president of the United Workers' Party.
Daniel Lugay is a Dominican politician in the United Workers' Party. He currently serves in the House of Assembly of Dominica as an Opposition Senator.
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.
Doreen Paul was a Dominican banker who served in politics from 1990 to 2000. She was particularly involved,as the Minister of Health and Social Security,in the development of infrastructure improvement projects including health centers,sports complexes,roads and water systems.
General elections were held in Dominica on 6 December 2019. The elections were constitutionally due by March 2020,but had been widely expected to take place before the end of 2019. The result was a landslide victory for the ruling Dominica Labour Party,which won 18 of the 21 elected seats,gaining three seats. With the DLP winning a fifth consecutive election,DLP leader Roosevelt Skerrit remained Prime Minister.
General elections were held in Saint Lucia on 26 July 2021,having been constitutionally required by 12 October 2021. Voters elected all 17 members of the House of Assembly. The result was a victory for the opposition Saint Lucia Labour Party,which won 13 of the 17 seats in the House,while the ruling United Workers Party lost nine of its eleven seats,its worst result since 1997. It was the fourth consecutive election in which the incumbent government was defeated.
Anette Thomas-Sanford is a Dominican nurse and politician. She served as a Senator in the House of Assembly from 10 February 2020 to 6 December 2022 for the opposition United Workers' Party.
Snap general elections were held in Dominica on 6 December 2022.
