1990 Dominican general election
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21 of the 30 seats in the House of Assembly 11 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 66.65% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| 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
[edit]| Constituency | Party | Elected member | |
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| 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
[edit]- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p230 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ "Election Watch". Journal of Democracy. 1 (3): 132–137. 1990. ISSN 1086-3214.
