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Upcoming Elections

  • Parliamentary
    2015

Dominica
  • Dominica
  • Commonwealth of Dominica
  • Region: Americas

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Eliud WILLIAMS
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Roosevelt SKERRIT
  • Assembly: Dominica has a unicameral House of Assembly with 30 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by parliament to serve a 5-year term.
  • Prime Minister is appointed by the President to serve a 5-year term.
  • In the House of Assembly, 9 members are appointed by parliament to serve 5-year terms, 21 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms, 1 members are ex officio to serve 5-year terms and 1 members are ex officio to serve 5-year terms.***

*** Parliament's 21 elected members decide each term whether they will elect the 9 Senators or allow the President to appoint them. If the President appoints them, 5 are appointed in consultation with the Prime Minister and 4 in consultation with the leader of the opposition.

Population:

  • Population: 73,126 (July 2011 est.)

Future elections

  • Parliamentary - 2015

Past elections

  • Presidential - 2013
  • Parliamentary - December 18, 2009
  • Presidential - October 2008
  • Parliamentary - May 5, 2005
  • Presidential - September 19, 2003
  • Parliamentary - January 31, 2000

Last Updated on 01/10/2013

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