Dominican general election, 2009 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

A parliamentary election was held in Dominica

Dominica

Dominica , officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its size is and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of . The Commonwealth...

on 18 December 2009, to elect the 21 Representatives of the House of Assembly

House of Assembly of Dominica

The House of Assembly is the legislature of Dominica. It is established by Chapter III of the Constitution of Dominica, and together with the President of Dominica constitutes Dominica's Parliament. The House is unicameral, and consists of twenty-one Representatives, nine Senators, and an...

. The incumbent Dominica Labour Party

Dominica Labour Party

The Dominica Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Dominica.-History:Founded in 1955 by Phyllis Shand Allfrey and Emmanuel Christopher Loblack, it is the oldest political party in Dominica. It first contested general elections in 1961, winning seven of the eleven seats. In the next...

increased its majority to 18 of 21 seats, winning a third term.

Key

DFP – Dominica Freedom Party

Dominica Freedom Party

The Dominica Freedom Party is a conservative political party in Dominica.The party lost all of its seats in the House of Assembly at 2005 general election, held on 5 May 2005. This was the first time since 1975 that the DFP was not elected in any seats...

DLP – Dominica Labour Party

Dominica Labour Party

DPP – Dominica Progressive Party

Dominica Progressive Party

The Dominica Progressive Party is a minor political party in Dominica. It contested the 1985 general elections under the name Dominica Progressive Force, receiving only 78 votes and failing to win a seat. It changed its name prior to the 1990 elections, but received only 74 votes and again failed...

PDM - People's Democratic Movement

People's Democratic Movement (Dominica)

The People's Democratic Movement is a minor political party in Dominica. The party was founded in 2007 and is led by Williams Riviere, a former executive member of the Dominica Labour Party. In the 2009 elections it put forward three candidates. However, they received only 179 votes and failed to...

UWP – United Workers' Party

United Workers' Party (Dominica)

The United Workers' Party is a centrist political party in Dominica. As of the 2009 general election, it is the only opposition party represented in the House of Assembly of Dominica, holding three of the twenty-one seats...

IND – Independent

Independent (politician)

In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

† denotes constituency previously held by candidate's party

†† denotes incumbent candidate and party

All percentages are rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Castle Bruce Castle Bruce Castle Bruce is a village on the east coast of Dominica. It is the largest settlement in St. David Parish, with a population of 1,339....	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1534 ballots counted 39 ballots rejected	Johnson Drigo†	DLP	841	54.8
	Bernard Wiltshire	UWP	686	44.7
	Jacqueline Laurent Theodore	IND	7	0.5
Colihaut Colihaut Colihaut is a village in northern Dominica. It has a population of 773 people....	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
846 ballots counted 13 ballots rejected	Ronald Toulon††	DLP	632	74.7
	Herbert (Sabee) Sabaroche	DFP	211	24.9
	Delroy Sebastian	DPP	3	0.4
Cottage	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1331 ballots counted 10 ballots rejected	Reginald Victor Austrie††	DLP	969	85.7
1331 ballots counted 10 ballots rejected	William Emmanuel Riviere	PDM	162	14.3
Grand Bay Grand Bay, Dominica Grand Bay , known officially as Berekua, is a village in the south of Dominica. It has a population of 2,288, and is the largest settlement in St. Patrick Parish....	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1497 ballots counted 37 ballots rejected	Justina Charles†	DLP	1350	90.2
	Leanthia Pacquette Lewis	UWP	119	7.9
	Harian Martin Henry	DFP	19	1.3
	Lyndon Peters	DPP	9	0.6
La Plaine La Plaine, Dominica La Plaine is a village located on the eastern side of the island of Dominica. It has a population of 1,288, and is the second-largest settlement in Saint Patrick Parish....	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1446 ballots counted 13 ballots rejected	Petter Saint-Jean	DLP	724	50.1
1446 ballots counted 13 ballots rejected	Ron Green††	UWP	722	49.9
Mahaut Mahaut, Dominica Mahaut is a village on the west coast of Dominica. It has a population of 2,399, and is home to Dominica Colgate-Palmolive ....	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
3649 ballots counted 36 ballots rejected	Rayburn John Blackmoore††	DLP	2136	58.5
	Ronald (Ronnie) Isidore Ronnie Isidore Ronald "Ronnie" Isidore is a Dominican politician in the United Workers' Party. He has served in the House of Assembly of Dominica since 2010....	UWP	1457	39.9
	Johnson (Bosso) Boston	DFP	56	15.3
Marigot Marigot, Dominica Marigot is the largest settlement of Saint Andrew Parish in northeastern Dominica. The village has a population of 2,676 people, and is home to a Fisheries Complex as well as the island's main airport. It is the birthplace of local politician Edison James, and cricket umpire Billy...	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1063 ballots counted 8 ballots rejected	Edison Chenfil James Edison James Edison Chenfil James 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... ††	UWP	835	78.6
1063 ballots counted 8 ballots rejected	Dayton Baptiste Dayton Baptiste 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.Baptiste was born in Marigot,...	DLP	228	21.4
Morne Jaune/Riviere Cyrique	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1071 ballots counted 15 ballots rejected	Ivor Stephenson	DLP	528	48.8
	Abraham Browne††	UWP	523	48.8
	Benjamin Pascal	DFP	20	1.9
Paix Bouche Paix Bouche Paix Bouche is a village in northern Dominica. It has a population of 306, and has one of the island's steepest roads. The name comes from the local Creole expression meaning "shut your mouth"....	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1308 ballots counted 82 ballots rejected	Matthew Joseph Walter††	DLP	1157	88.5
1308 ballots counted 82 ballots rejected	John Bruno	UWP	151	11.5
Petite Savanne Petite Savanne Petite Savanne is a village on the southeast side of Dominica. It has a population of 781, and has some of Dominica's steepest terrain....	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1511 ballots counted 12 ballots rejected	Kenneth Melchoir Darroux†	DLP	1243	82.3
1511 ballots counted 12 ballots rejected	Samuel Raphael	IND	268	17.7
Portsmouth Portsmouth, Dominica Portsmouth is the second largest town in Dominica, with 2,977 inhabitants. It lies on the Indian River on Dominica's northwest coast, in Saint John Parish. Cabrits National Park is located on a peninsula to the north of town. Portsmouth has its own sea port in Prince Rupert Bay.Portsmouth was...	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1434 ballots counted 14 ballots rejected	Ian Douglas Ian Douglas (politician) Ian Douglas is an attorney and politician from Dominica. He is the Member of Parliament for the Portsmouth Constituency. Since May 2005, he has been a member of the Cabinet of Dominica, currently serving as Minister of Tourism, Legal Affairs and Civil Aviation... ††	DLP	1251	87.2
	Murphy Wallace	DFP	91	6.3
	Errol Moir Hill	IND	61	4.3
	Albert Cecil Severin	IND	18	1.3
	Julian Stephen Brewster	PDM	13	0.9
Roseau Roseau -Architecture:The central district of Roseau is tightly packed with small and large houses and even larger modern concrete structures. There is little green or open space situated within the city, and this is even more so today, as many of the courtyards which was once commonplace within the city... Central	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1786 ballots counted 54 ballots rejected	Norris "Prevo" Prevost Norris Prevost Norris Prevost is a Dominican politician in the United Workers' Party. He has served in the House of Assembly of Dominica since 2000.Prevost graduated from the University of the West Indies, with a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural economics, and a Master of Business Administration. He... ††	UWP	839	47.0
	Alvin "Aloe" Bernard Alvin Bernard Alvin Bernard is a Dominican economist and politician in the Labour Party. He has served in the House of Assembly since 2010....	DLP	836	47.0
	Judith Pestaina	DFP	109	6.1
	Leonard "Pappy" Baptiste	Democratic Progressive Party	2	0.1
Roseau North	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
3291 ballots counted 82 ballots rejected	Julius C. Timothy Julius Timothy Julius Timothy is a politician from Dominica. He holds a MBA from the University of the West Indies and was President of the Dominica Association of Industry and Commerce. From June 1995 he has served as MP for the Roseau North Constituency and he currently serves as Health Minister. He first... ††	DLP	1655	50.3
	Daniel Andrew Lugay	UWP	1538	46.7
	Henry Babs Dyer	DFP	95	2.9
	Michael Wright	DPP	3	0.1
Roseau South	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
3355 ballots counted 22 ballots rejected	Ambrose George Ambrose George Ambrose George is a Dominican politician. He has served as a member of the House of Assembly of Dominica for the Roseau South Constituency since February 2000... ††	DLP	2049	61.1
	Bobby A. C. Frederick	UWP	1130	33.7
	Oliver A. St. John	DFP	176	5.2
Roseau Valley	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1614 ballots counted 14 ballots rejected	John Collin McIntyre	DLP	936	58.0
	Norris Charles††	UWP	658	40.8
	Michael Anthony Astaphan	DFP	20	1.2
Salisbury	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1345 ballots counted 25 ballots rejected	Hector "Spags" John Hector John Hector John is a Dominican politician in the United Workers' Party. He is the current Leader of the Opposition, the youngest ever to hold that position. He was first elected as a Representative to the House of Assembly in 2009.... †	UWP	817	60.7
	Julien B. "Tolo" Royer Bentley Royer Julien Bentley Royer is a Dominican politician in the Dominica Labour Party and a former schoolteacher. He served briefly as a senator in the Dominica House of Assembly in 2010, and has twice been an unsuccessful candidate for an elected seat....	DLP	512	38.1
	Nettisha Walsh	DFP	16	1.2
Salybia Salybia Salybia or Salibia is a hamlet on the east coast of Dominica in Saint David Parish. It is located to the south of Pagua Bay and north of the town of Castle Bruce...	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1701 ballots counted 18 ballots rejected	Ashton Graneau†	DLP	1013	59.6
	Claudius Sanford Claudius Sanford 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....	UWP	684	40.2
	Christabelle Auguiste	IND	4	0.2
St. Joseph Saint Joseph, Dominica Saint Joseph is the chief settlement of Dominica's St. Joseph Parish. Its population is 2,029....	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1936 ballots counted 24 ballots rejected	Kelver Dwight Darroux†	DLP	1138	58.8
	Henry John Abraham	UWP	788	40.7
	Marcella Boatswain	DPP	5	0.3
	Roland Mitchel	PDM	5	0.3
Soufrière Soufrière, Dominica Soufrière is a village on the southwest coast of Dominica. It is the capital of Saint Mark Parish and has a population of 1,416 people.-External links:*...	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
2044 ballots counted 35 ballots rejected	Sam Edward Martin†	DLP	1214	59.4
	Glen Etienne	UWP	777	38.0
	Felita Paul Thomas	DFP	53	25.9
Vieille Case Vieille Case Vieille Case, sometimes spelled as Vielle-Case, is a village on the north coast of Dominica. The Commonwealth of Dominica in the West Indies was first inhabited by the Kalinago tribe referred to by the Europeans as Caribs. Itassi is the Kalinago name for the area in Dominica which is now known as...	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1189 ballots counted 15 ballots rejected	Roosevelt Skerrit Roosevelt Skerrit Roosevelt Skerrit is a Dominican politician who has been Prime Minister of Dominica since 2004; he has also been the Member of Parliament for the Vieille Case constituency since 2000... ††	DLP	1041	87.6
1189 ballots counted 15 ballots rejected	Maynard (MJ) Joseph	UWP	148	12.4
Wesley Wesley, Dominica Wesley is a village in northeastern Dominica. It has a population of 1,756 people....	Candidate	Party	Votes	%
1543 ballots counted 21 ballots rejected	Gloria Marilyn Shillingford	DLP	809	52.4
1543 ballots counted 21 ballots rejected	Ezekiel Bazil Ezekiel Bazil Ezekiel Bazil is a Dominican politician in the United Workers' Party. He has served in the House of Assembly of Dominica since 2010.Bazil earned numerous certifications in the insurance industry and worked in Barbados and Antigua... †	UWP	734	47.6

Source = Electoral Office, Government of Dominica

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