1995 Dominican general election

1995 Dominican general election

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All 21 seats in the House of Assembly
11 seats needed for a majority
Turnout65.18%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Edison James Brian Alleyne[1] Rosie Douglas
Party UWP DFP DLP
Last election 26.85%, 6 seats 49.43%, 11 seats 23.50%, 4 seats
Seats won 11 5 5
Seat change Increase5 Decrease6 Increase1
Popular vote 12,777 13,317 11,064
Percentage 34.36% 35.81% 29.75%
Swing Increase7.51pp Decrease13.62pp Increase6.25pp

Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Eugenia Charles
DFP

Elected Prime Minister

Edison James
UWP

General elections were held in Dominica on 12 June 1995.[2] Although the Dominica Freedom Party received the most votes, the United Workers' Party won 11 of the 21 seats. Voter turnout was 65.2%, the lowest since universal suffrage was introduced in 1951.

  1. ^ "DOMINCA: parliamentary elections House of Assembly, 1995". Inter-Parliamentary Union.
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p230 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6