2014 Dominican general election

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Dominican general election, 2014

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8 December 2014 (2014-12-08)

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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, 61.21%	3 seats, 34.85%
Seats won	15 seats	6 seats
Seat change	3	3

Prime Minister before election

Roosevelt Skerrit
DLP

Prime Minister-designate

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.

The result was a victory for the ruling social democratic Dominica Labour Party, which won 15 of the 21 seats, while the remaining six seats were won by the centre-right United Workers' Party.

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.

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.

Results

The opposition gained three seats. They won 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 Party	23,378	57.11	15	–3
United Workers' Party	17,558	42.89	6	+3
Independents	38	0.09	0	0
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total	40,974	100	21	0
Registered voters/turnout			–	–
Source: Electoral Office

References

Dominica Election Date Set for 8 December 2014 Caribbean Elections, 6 November 2014
Labour wins 15, UWP six The Sun, 8 December 2014
Commonwealth of Dominica: Election for House of Assembly IFES
44 Candidates to contest Dominica 2014 General Election Caribbean Elections, 20 November 2014

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