Cottage (Dominica constituency)

Cottage is a parliamentary electoral district in Dominica. It includes the areas of Capuchin, Clifton, Cottage and Lagoon and came into effect in time for the 1975 Dominican general election. It has been represented by Roland Royer of the Dominica Labour Party since the 2022 general election.

Cottage
Constituency for the House of Assembly of Dominica
Electorate	2,186 (2016)[1]
Current constituency
Created	1975
Number of members	1
Representative	Roland Royer (DLP)

Constituency profile

The constituency was established prior to the 1975 Dominican general election. There was an electorate of 2,186 as of November 2016^[update]. It includes the areas of Capuchin [de], Clifton [de], Cottage and Lagoon.^[2] The boundary extends from the sea along the border between Saint John Parish and Saint Andrew Parish to Marne Brules and then to the north river east of Grange and along the river to the sea.^[2]

Representatives

This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Assembly of Dominica:^[3]

Election	Years	Member		Party		Notes
1975	24 March 1975 – 21 July 1980		Culand Dubois		DLP
1980	21 July 1980 – 12 June 1995		Alleyne Carbon		DFP
1995	12 June 1995 – 2022		Reginald Austrie		DLP
2022	2022 – Present		Roland Royer		DLP	[4]

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2019 general election: Cottage^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DLP	Reginald Austrie	948	73.83
	UWP	Marcus Romain	336	26.17
Majority			612	47.66
Turnout			1,284
	DLP hold		Swing

2014 general election: Cottage^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DLP	Reginald Austrie	1,029	82.92
	UWP	Stewart Burton	193	15.55
	Independent	Jerome Lavershire	19	1.53
Majority			836	67.37
Turnout			1,241	54.22
	DLP hold		Swing