- Dominican general election, 1970
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Dominica
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General elections were held in Dominica on 26 October 1970.[1] The result was a victory for the Dominica Labour Party, which won 8 of the 11 seats. Voter turnout was 81.6%.
Results
Party Votes % Seats +/- Dominica Labour Party 9,877 49.9 8 -2 Dominica Freedom Party 7,578 38.3 2 New Dominica Labour Party Faction 1,387 7.0 1 New Independents 933 4.7 0 0 Invalid/blank votes 1,347 - - - Total 21,122 100 11 0 Source: Nohlen References
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p230 ISBN 9780199283576
General elections Categories:- 1970 elections in the Caribbean
- Elections in Dominica
- 1970 in Dominica
- Leader of the Opposition
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