2014 Dominican general election

General elections were held in Dominica on 8 December 2014 to elect the 21 members of the House of Assembly. Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced the election date on 5 November 2014 and Nomination Day was held on 19 November. Under Dominica's electoral system, the Prime Minister has the authority to call elections at any time and is only required to give a minimum of twenty-five days' notice.^[1]

2014 Dominican general election

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21 of the 30 seats in the Dominica House of Assembly 11 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Roosevelt Skerrit Lennox Linton Party DLP UWP Leader's seat Vieille Case Marigot Last election 18 seats, 61.34% 3 seats, 34.73% Seats won 15 seats 6 seats Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 23,208 17,479 Percentage 56.99% 42.92% Swing 4.35pp 8.19pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Roosevelt Skerrit DLP Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit DLP

The ruling social democratic Dominica Labour Party lost three seats but retained a commanding majority, with 15 of the 21 seats in Parliament. The remaining six seats were won by the centre-right United Workers' Party, which has remained the sole opposition party in Parliament since the 2005 election.^[2]

Electoral system

The 21 elected members of the House of Assembly were elected in single-member constituencies. A further nine members were appointed by the President, five on the advice of the Prime Minister and four on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition.^[3]

Campaign

Forty-four candidates contested the twenty-one constituencies; the two dominant parties (Dominica Labour Party and United Workers' Party) ran candidates in each constituency, whilst two independent candidates also participated in the elections.^[1]

Results

The opposition gained three seats, winning all three constituencies in the capital Roseau, and three constituencies in a rural belt across the lower part of northern Dominica.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Dominica Labour Party	23,208	56.99	15	–3
	United Workers' Party	17,479	42.92	6	+3
	Independents	37	0.09	0	0
Total		40,724	100.00	21	0
Valid votes		40,724	98.86
Invalid/blank votes		471	1.14
Total votes		41,195	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		72,279	56.99
Source: Electoral Office