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Dominica: Parliamentary Elections 1951 - 2000
 
Year Registered Voters Valid Spoilt Population VAP Vote/VAP Vote/Reg
1951 23,288 17,680 16,372 7.4% 55,000 24,035 73.6% 75.9%
1954 23,835 16,746 15,741 6.0% 55,000 24,310 68.9% 70.3%
1957 23,348 17,639 16,634 5.7% 64,000 28,544 61.8% 75.5%
1961 22,838 17,571 16,517 6.0% 60,000 27,060 64.9% 76.9%
1966 24,147 19,380 18,062 6.8% 70,000 32,060 60.4% 80.3%
1970 25,899 21,122 19,770 6.4% 70,000 32,480 65.0% 81.6%
1975 29,907 23,107 21,338 7.7% 72,000 33,984 68.0% 77.3%
1980 38,452 30,842 30,595 0.8% 73,000 38,106 80.9% 80.2%
1985 45,018 33,565 33,281 0.9% 80,000 44,960 74.7% 74.6%
1990 50,557 33,693 33,442 0.7% 71,000 42,742 78.8% 66.6%
1995 57,632 37,563 37,185 1.0% 71,000 45,582 82.4% 65.2%
2000 60,266 36,264 35,793 1.3% 74,429 41,334 87.7% 60.2%
Source: Dominica Elections Office and The Dominican.net Estimates        
VAP  - The voting age of the population. It may be a better guide to voter turnout since voter lists
may inclue a substantial number of persond who may have migrated.
Dominica Elections by Political Parties 1975 - 2000
 
Year DLP DFP PLP CFP DDLP DLMA UDLP DPP UWP Indep.
1975 10,523 6,920 897 119 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
1980 5,126 15,706 -------- -------- 6,034 2,575 -------- -------- -------- 1172
1985 13,014 18,865 -------- -------- -------- -------- 558 78   --------
1990 7,860 16,529 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 74 8,979 --------
1995 11,064 13,317 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 5 12,777 29
2000 15,360 4,862 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 5 15,428 143
Source: Dominica Elections Office and The Dominican.net Estimates    
Dominica Elections Seats Won by Political Parties 1966 - 2000  
 
Year DLP DFP PLP CFP DDLP DLMA UDLP DPP UWP DUPP Indep
1966 10 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 1 0
1970 9 2 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 0
1975 16 3 0 0 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 2
1980 0 17 -------- -------- 2 0 -------- -------- -------- -------- 2
1985 5 15 -------- -------- -------- -------- 1 0 -------- -------- 0
1990 4 11 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 0 6 -------- 0
1995 5 5 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 0 11 -------- 0
2000 10 2 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 0 9 -------- 0
Source: Dominica Elections Office and The Dominican.net Estimates  
--------   Indicates that the Party was not in exsistence during that Period.    
In 1975 the number of constituences were increased from 11 to 21.    
 
DLP Dominica Labour Party    
DFP Dominica Freedom Party  
PLP Progresive Labour Party    
CFP Caribbean Federal Party  
DDLP Dominica Democratic Labour Party  
DLMA Dominica Liberation Movement Alliance  
UDLP United Democratic Labour Party  
DPP Dominica Progresive Party  
UWP United Workers Party    
DUPP Dominica United People's Party  
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