1980 Dominican general election

General elections were held in Dominica on 21 July 1980.[1] 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

Results by constituency
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Dominica Freedom Party15,70651.3417+14
Dominica Democratic Labour Party6,03419.722New
Dominica Labour Party5,12616.750–16
Dominica Liberation Movement Alliance2,5758.420New
Independents1,1543.7720
Total30,595100.00210
Valid votes30,59599.20
Invalid/blank votes2470.80
Total votes30,842100.00
Registered voters/turnout38,45280.21
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p230 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
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