Dominican general election, 2014

Dominican general election, 2014
8 December 2014 (2014-12-08)
All 21 seats in the Dominica House of Assembly
11 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party
 
Leader Roosevelt Skerrit Lennox Linton
Party DLP UWP
Leader's seat Vieille Case Marigot
Last election 18 seats, 61.34% 3 seats, 34.73%
Seats won 15 seats 6 seats
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 3
Popular vote 23,208 17,479
Percentage 56.99% 42.92%
Swing Decrease 4.35pp Increase 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]

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]

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.

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Dominica Labour Party23,20856.9915–3
United Workers' Party17,47942.926+3
Independents370.0900
Invalid/blank votes471–––
Total41,195100210
Registered voters/turnout72,27956.99––
Source: Electoral Office

References

  1. ↑ Dominica Election Date Set for 8 December 2014 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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