2019 Dominican general election

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2019 Dominican general election
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21 of the 30 seats in the House of Assembly
11 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Roosevelt Skerrit Lennox Linton
Party DLP UWP
Last election 56.99%, 15 seats 42.92%, 6 seats
Seats won 18 3
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 3
Popular vote 23,403 16,299
Percentage 58.95% 41.05%
Swing Increase 1.96pp Decrease 1.87pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election

Roosevelt Skerrit
DLP

Prime Minister

Roosevelt Skerrit
DLP

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General elections were held in Dominica on 6 December 2019.[1] The elections were constitutionally due by March 2020, but had been widely expected to take place before the end of 2019.[2] 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.

Electoral system

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The 21 elected members of the House of Assembly are elected in single-member constituencies. A further nine members are either elected by the Assembly after it convenes or appointed by the President (five on the advice of the Prime Minister and four on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition) to be Senators; the method of their choosing is voted on by popular vote, the vote is to determine which party is in power, from there the President is chosen by the Assembly and the President appoints a Prime Minister.[3]

Results

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The result followed disruptive protests including blocking roads by the United Workers' Party, which demanded changes to the electoral system. Following the results, Skerrit said "I call to the UWP and its supporters to hold their conduct and behaviour of the last few weeks, concede the election and work for peace."[4]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Dominica Labour Party23,64359.0118+3
United Workers' Party16,42440.993–3
Total40,067100.00210
Valid votes40,06798.05
Invalid/blank votes7971.95
Total votes40,864100.00
Registered voters/turnout74,89654.56
Source: Electoral Office, Caribbean Elections

By constituency

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The following are the election results by constituency from the Electoral Office.[5]

2019 Castle Bruce House of Assembly election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Octavia AlfredDominica Labour Party84251.03
Ernie Jno-FinnUnited Workers' Party80848.97
Total1,650100.00
2019 Colihaut House of Assembly election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Catherine DanielDominica Labour Party67778.54
Nicholas GeorgeUnited Workers' Party18521.46
Total862100.00
2019 Cottage House of Assembly election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Reginald AustrieDominica Labour Party94873.83
Marcus RomainUnited Workers' Party33626.17
Total1,284100.00
2019 Grand Bay House of Assembly election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Edward RegisteDominica Labour Party1,53287.89
Nept PacquetteUnited Workers' Party21112.11
Total1,743100.00
2019 La Plaine House of Assembly election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Kent EdwardsDominica Labour Party74252.74
Francisca JosephUnited Workers' Party66547.26
Total1,407100.00
2019 Mahaut House of Assembly election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Rayburn J. BlackmooreDominica Labour Party2,19154.02
Felix H. ThomasUnited Workers' Party1,86545.98
Total4,056100.00
2019 Marigot House of Assembly election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Lennox LintonUnited Workers' Party88276.63
Gregory RiviereDominica Labour Party26923.37
Total1,151100.00
2019 Morne Jaune/Riviere Cyrique House of Assembly election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Greta RobertsDominica Labour Party60152.63
Pharo CuffyUnited Workers' Party54147.37
Total1,142100.00
2019 Paix Bouche House of Assembly election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Roselyn V. PaulDominica Labour Party1,13884.93
Davis GeorgeUnited Workers' Party20215.07
Total1,340100.00
2019 Petite Savanne House of Assembly election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Kenneth DarrouxDominica Labour Party1,19270.41
Rosana EmmanuelUnited Workers' Party50129.59
Total1,693100.00
2019 Portsmouth House of Assembly election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Ian DouglasDominica Labour Party1,25377.25
Jefferson F. JamesUnited Workers' Party36922.75
Total1,622100.00
2019 Roseau Central House of Assembly election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Melissa SkerritDominica Labour Party1,06354.99
Glenroy CuffyUnited Workers' Party87045.01
Total1,933100.00
2019 Roseau North House of Assembly election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Daniel LugayUnited Workers' Party2,13456.57
Joseph IsaacDominica Labour Party1,63843.43
Total3,772100.00
2019 Roseau South House of Assembly election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Chekirah LockhartDominica Labour Party2,19453.10
Joshua FrancisUnited Workers' Party1,93846.90
Total4,132100.00
2019 Roseau Valley House of Assembly election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Irving McIntyreDominica Labour Party1,11859.28
Ronald CharlesUnited Workers' Party76840.72
Total1,886100.00
2019 Salisbury House of Assembly election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Hector JohnUnited Workers' Party86661.86
Nicholls EspritDominica Labour Party53438.14
Total1,400100.00
2019 Salybia House of Assembly election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Cozier FederickDominica Labour Party1,08156.98
Anette SanfordUnited Workers' Party81643.02
Total1,897100.00
2019 St. Joseph House of Assembly election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Adis KingDominica Labour Party1,32460.15
Monell WilliamsUnited Workers' Party87739.85
Total2,201100.00
2019 Soufrière House of Assembly election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Denise CharlesDominica Labour Party1,35269.19
Samuel ChristianUnited Workers' Party60230.81
Total1,954100.00
2019 Vieille Case House of Assembly election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Roosevelt SkerritDominica Labour Party1,09582.70
Clement MarcellinUnited Workers' Party22917.30
Total1,324100.00
2019 Wesley House of Assembly election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Fidel GrantDominica Labour Party85953.09
Ezekiel BazilUnited Workers' Party75946.91
Total1,618100.00

References

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  1. ^ Dominica election on December 6 Nation News, 5 November 2019
  2. ^ Dominica PM predicts victory in general election Antigua Observer, 14 August 2019
  3. ^ Commonwealth of Dominica: Election for House of Assembly IFES
  4. ^ Unrest intensifies in Dominica ahead of elections; security troops prepared Daily Herald, 5 December 2019
  5. ^ "2019 General Elections Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 17 September 2025.