1980 Dominican general election

Election in Dominica Dominica parliamentary 21 July 1980 1975 Dominican general election 1975 1985 Dominican general election 1985 21 of the 30 seats in the House of Assembly 11 38,452 80.21% ( 1.25pp) 130x130px Eugenia Charles at the United Nations.jpg Eugenia Charles Dominica Freedom Party 32.43%, 3 seats 17 14 15,706 51.34% 18.91pp 3x4.svg Oliver Seraphin DDLP – 2 New 6,034 19.72% New 3x4.svg Patrick John Dominica Labour Party 49.32%, 16 seats 0 16 5,126 16.75% 32.57pp Map of the 1980 Dominican general election.svg Results by constituency Prime Minister Oliver Seraphin DDLP Eugenia Charles Dominica Freedom Party General elections were held in Dominica on 21 July 1980.Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p230 978-0-19-928357-6 The result was a victory for the Dominica Freedom Party, which won 17 of the 21 seats, whilst the ruling Dominica Labour Party lost all 16 seats after nineteen years in power. Voter turnout was 80.2%. Results Dominica Freedom Party 15706 17 +14 Dominica Democratic Labour Party 6034 2 New Dominica Labour Party 5126 0 –16 Dominica Liberation Movement Alliance 2575 0 New #975FBC Independents 1154 2 0 247 0 38452 Nohlen List of elected members ConstituencyPartyElected memberCastle Bruce DFP Oliver A. SandersonColihaut DFP Alvin ArmantradingCottage DFP Alleyne J. CarbonGrand Bay DFP Judiana HendersonLa Plaine DFP Heskeith AlexanderMahaut DFP Brian AlleyneMarigot DFP Pattison A. S. StevensMorne Jaune/Riviere Cyrique IND Conrad W. CyrusPaix Bouche IND Jenner ArmourPetite Savanne DFP Ralph S. FadellePortsmouth DDLP Michael DouglasRoseau-Central DFP Eugenia CharlesRoseau-North DFP Henry G. DyerRoseau-South DFP Ronan A. DavidRoseau-Valley DFP Henry GeorgeSalisbury DFP Dennison JohnSalybia DDLP Matthew JosephSt. Joseph DFP Kelleb LaurentSoufrière DFP Anthony MoiseVieille Case DFP Alexis E. WilliamsWesley DFP Kenneth WilliamsSource: Electoral Office References Dominica Category:Elections in Dominica General Dominica