Elections in Dominica

Elections in Dominica

Dominica elects on national level a legislature. The House of Assembly has 32 members, 21 members elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies, 9 appointed senators [The elected Representatives decide whether senators are to be elected or appointed. If appointed, five are chosen by the president with the advice of the prime minister and four with the advice of the opposition leader. If elected, it is by vote of the Representatives.] , the Speaker and 1 ex-officio member. a head of state - the president - is elected by the House of Assembly.Dominica has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party. Dominica was once a three-party system, but in the past few years the Dominica Labour Party and the greatly diminished Dominica Freedom Party have built a coalition.

Latest elections

Past elections

ee also

* Electoral calendar
* Electoral system

Notes

References

* Matthias Catón: "Dominica" in: "Elections in the Americas. A Data Handbook", vol. 1, ed. by Dieter Nohlen. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2005: pp. 223–237 ISBN 0-19-928357-5

External links

* [http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/d/dominica/ Adam Carr's Election Archive]
* [http://www.dominicaelections.com/ DominicaElections.com]


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