List of members of the House of Assembly of Dominica
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The members of the House of Assembly of Dominica
comprise 21 Representatives, 9 Senators, and the Speaker of the House.
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...
comprise 21 Representatives, 9 Senators, and the Speaker of the House.
Political parties
- DLP - Dominica Labour PartyDominica Labour PartyThe 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...
- UWP - United Workers' PartyUnited 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...
Representatives
| Constituency | Representative | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.... |
Johnson Drigo | DLP | |
| Colihaut Colihaut Colihaut is a village in northern Dominica. It has a population of 773 people.... |
Ronald Toulon | DLP | |
| Cottage | Reginald Victor Austrie | DLP | |
| 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.... |
Justina Charles | DLP | |
| 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.... |
Petter Saint-Jean | DLP | |
| 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 .... |
Rayburn John Blackmoore | DLP | |
| 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... |
Edison 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 | Seat declared vacant in April 2010. Won seat back in 9 July 2010 by-election Dominican by-election, 2010 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.Following the results of the 2009... . |
| Morne Jaune/Riviere Cyrique | Ivor Stephenson | DLP | |
| 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".... |
Matthew Joseph Walter | DLP | |
| 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.... |
Kenneth Melchoir Darroux | DLP | |
| 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... |
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 | |
| 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 |
Norris 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 | |
| Roseau North | 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 | |
| Roseau South | 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 | |
| Roseau Valley | John Collin McIntyre | DLP | |
| Salisbury | Hector 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 | Seat declared vacant in April 2010. Won seat back in 9 July 2010 by-election Dominican by-election, 2010 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.Following the results of the 2009... . Sworn in as Leader of the Opposition Leader of the Opposition (Dominica) 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... on 19 July 2010. |
| 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... |
Ashton Graneau | DLP | |
| St. Joseph Saint Joseph, Dominica Saint Joseph is the chief settlement of Dominica's St. Joseph Parish. Its population is 2,029.... |
Kelver Dwight Darroux | DLP | |
| 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:*... |
Sam Edward Martin | DLP | |
| 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... |
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 | Assumed position of Prime Minister Prime Minister of Dominica The Prime Minister of Dominica is the head of government in the Commonwealth of Dominica. Nominally, the position was created on November 3, 1978 when Dominica gained independence from the United Kingdom... 8 January 2004. |
| Wesley Wesley, Dominica Wesley is a village in northeastern Dominica. It has a population of 1,756 people.... |
Gloria Marilyn Shillingford | DLP |
Senators
Due to the opposition boycott of the House of Assembly, only five senators were initially appointed.| Senator | Party | Baptiste 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 | Appointed by the Prime Minister, sworn in on 4 January 2010. Resigned to run as a candidate in the 2010 by-election Dominican by-election, 2010 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.Following the results of the 2009... . |
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| 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 | Appointed by the Opposition Leader on 5 August 2010. | ||
| Alvin 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 | Appointed by the Prime Minister, sworn in on 4 January 2010. | ||
| Ron Green | UWP | Appointed by the Opposition Leader on 5 August 2010. | ||
| 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 | Appointed by the Opposition Leader on 5 August 2010. | ||
| Tammy Jean-Jacques Tammy Jean-Jacques Tammy Jean-Jacques is a Dominican politician in the Labour Party. She has served in the House of Assembly since 2010.Following the Labour Party's victory in the 2009 general election, Jean-Jacques was appointed a Senator by Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and sworn in on 4 January 2010. She was... |
DLP | Appointed by the Prime Minister, sworn in on 4 January 2010. | ||
| Daniel Lugay Daniel Lugay 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.... |
UWP | Appointed by the Opposition Leader on 25 October 2011, to replace Claudius Sanford. | ||
| Bentley 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 | Appointed by the Prime Minister, sworn in on 4 January 2010. Resigned to run as a candidate in the 2010 by-election Dominican by-election, 2010 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.Following the results of the 2009... . |
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| 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 | Appointed by the Opposition Leader on 5 August 2010. Resigned 25 October 2011 to continue his education abroad. | ||
| Charles Savarin Charles Savarin Charles Angelo Savarin is a politician from Dominica. He is a member of the Dominica Labour Party and a non-elected government member of the Dominican Parliament... |
DLP | Appointed by the Prime Minister, sworn in on 4 January 2010. |
Representatives
| Constituency | Representative | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 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.... |
Loreen Bannis-Roberts | DLP |
| Colihaut Colihaut Colihaut is a village in northern Dominica. It has a population of 773 people.... |
Ronald Toulon | DLP |
| Cottage | Reginald Austrie | DLP |
| 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.... |
John Fabien | DLP |
| 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.... |
Ronald Green | UWP |
| 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 .... |
Rayburn Blackmore | DLP |
| 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... |
Edison 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 |
| Morne Jaune | Abraham Browne | UWP |
| 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".... |
Matthew Walter | DLP |
| 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.... |
Urban Baron | DLP |
| 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... |
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 |
| 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 |
Norris 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 |
| Roseau North | Julius 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 |
| Roseau South | 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 |
| Roseau Valley | Norris Charles | UWP |
| Salisbury | Earl Williams Earl Williams (politician) Earl Michael Williams is the former Leader of the Opposition in Dominica and former Political Leader of the United Workers' Party.-Early life and career:... |
UWP |
| 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... |
Kelly Graneau | DLP |
| 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:*... |
Ian Pinard | DLP |
| St. Joseph Saint Joseph, Dominica Saint Joseph is the chief settlement of Dominica's St. Joseph Parish. Its population is 2,029.... |
Vince Henderson | DLP |
| 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... |
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 |
| Wesley | Peter Carbon | UWP |
Senators
| Senator | Party |
|---|---|
| Nicholls Espirit | UWP |
| Dr. Colin McIntyre | DLP |
| Maynard Nicholas | UWP |
| 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 |
| Charles Savarin Charles Savarin Charles Angelo Savarin is a politician from Dominica. He is a member of the Dominica Labour Party and a non-elected government member of the Dominican Parliament... |
DLP |
| Gloria Shillingford Gloria Shillingford Gloria Marilyn Shillingford is a Dominican educator and a politician in the Labour Party. She has served in the House of Assembly of Dominica since 2005.... |
DLP |
| Peter St. Jean | DLP |
| Sabina Williams | UWP |
| Sonia Williams | DLP |