Dominican general election, 1980

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General elections were held in Dominica on 21 July 1980.^[1] The result was a victory for the Dominica Freedom Party, which won 17 of the 21 seats, whilst the ruling Dominica Labour Party lost all 16 seats after nineteen years in power. Voter turnout was 80.2%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Dominica Freedom Party	15,706	51.3	17	+14
Dominica Democratic Labour Party	6,034	19.7	2	New
Dominica Labour Party	5,326	6.8	0	-16
Dominica Liberation Movement Alliance	2,575	8.4	0	New
Independents	1,154	3.8	2	0
Invalid/blank votes	247	-	-	-
Total	30,842	100	21	0
Source: Nohlen

References

1. ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p230 ISBN 9780199283576