2019 Dominican general election

General elections were held in Dominica on 6 December 2019.[1] The elections were constitutionally due by March 2020, but had been widely expected to take place before the end of 2019.[2] The result was a landslide victory for the ruling Dominica Labour Party, which won 18 of the 21 elected seats, gaining three seats. With the DLP winning a fifth consecutive election, DLP leader Roosevelt Skerrit remained Prime Minister.

2019 Dominican general election

6 December 2019
21 of the 30 seats in the Dominica House of Assembly 11 seats needed for a majority
Leader Roosevelt Skerrit Lennox Linton Party DLP UWP Leader since 2004 2014 Leader's seat Vieille Case Marigot Last election 15 seats, 56.99% 6 seats, 42.92% Seats won 18 3 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 23,403 16,299 Percentage 58.95% 41.05%
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Roosevelt Skerrit DLP Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit DLP

Electoral system

The 21 elected members of the House of Assembly are elected in single-member constituencies. A further nine members are either elected by the Assembly after it convenes or appointed by the President (five on the advice of the Prime Minister and four on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition) to be Senators; the method of their choosing is voted on by popular vote, the vote is to determine which party is in power, from there the President is chosen by the Assembly and the President appoints a Prime Minister.[3]

Results

The result followed disruptive protests including blocking roads by the United Workers' Party, which demanded changes to the electoral system. Following the results, Skerrit said "I call to the UWP and its supporters to hold their conduct and behavior of the last few weeks, concede the election and work for peace."[4]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Dominica Labour Party	23,643	59.01	18	+3
	United Workers' Party	16,424	40.99	3	–3
Total		40,067	100.00	21	0
Valid votes		40,067	98.05
Invalid/blank votes		797	1.95
Total votes		40,864	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		74,896	54.56
Source: Electoral Office, Caribbean Elections

References

1. Dominica election on December 6 Nation News, 5 November 2019
2. Dominica PM predicts victory in general election Antigua Observer, 14 August 2019
3. Commonwealth of Dominica: Election for House of Assembly IFES
4. Unrest intensifies in Dominica ahead of elections; security troops prepared Archived 2019-12-07 at the Wayback Machine Daily Herald, 5 December 2019