House of Assembly of Dominica
House of Assembly of Dominica | |
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Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Founded | 1978 |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 32 members |
Political groups | Governing party
Opposition party
Other members
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Elections | |
Last election | 6 December 2019 |
Meeting place | |
Roseau | |
Website | |
www houseofassembly |
Administrative divisions (parishes) |
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The House of Assembly is the legislature of Dominica. It is established by Chapter III of the Constitution of Dominica, and together with the President of Dominica constitutes Dominica's Parliament. The House is unicameral, and consists of twenty-one Representatives, nine senators, and the Attorney General as an ex officio member. The Speaker of the House becomes the thirty-second member if chosen from outside the membership of the House.
Representatives are directly elected in single-member constituencies using the simple-majority (or first-past-the-post) system for a term of five years. The Representatives in turn decide whether the senators are to be elected by their vote, or appointed. If appointed, five are chosen by the president with the advice of the Prime Minister and four with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition. The current Senators are appointed.
The Cabinet of Dominica is appointed from members of the House of Assembly. However, no more than three senators may be members of the Cabinet.
History
House of Assembly was established in 1968, and it was preceded by a colonial Legislative council.[2]
Representatives
Since the election held on 6 December 2019, the Dominica Labour Party holds 18 of the 21 directly elected seats, and the opposition United Workers' Party holds three elected seats. The new House of Assembly included a record eight women.[3]
Constituency | Representative | Party | Notes |
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Castle Bruce | Octavia Alfred | DLP | |
Colihaut | Catherine Daniel | DLP | |
Cottage | Reginald Victor Austrie | DLP | |
Grand Bay | Edward Registe | DLP | |
La Plaine | Kent Edwards | DLP | |
Mahaut | Rayburn John Blackmoore | DLP | |
Marigot | Lennox Linton | UWP | |
Morne Jaune/Riviere Cyrique | Gretta Bernadette Roberts | DLP | |
Paix Bouche | Roselyn Paul | DLP | |
Petite Savanne | Kenneth Melchoir Darroux | DLP | |
Portsmouth | Ian Douglas | DLP | |
Roseau Central | Melissa Ponponne Skerrit | DLP | |
Roseau North | Daniel Lugay | UWP | |
Roseau South | Chekira Lockhart Hypolite | DLP | |
Roseau Valley | Irving Francis McIntyre | DLP | |
Salisbury | Hector John | UWP | |
Salybia | Cozier Frederick | DLP | |
St. Joseph | Adis King | DLP | |
Soufrière | Denise Charles | DLP | Succeeded Ian Pinard in 2016 by-election.[4] |
Vieille Case | Roosevelt Skerrit | DLP | Assumed position of Prime Minister 8 January 2004. |
Wesley | Fidel Grant | DLP |
Senators
The following Senators were appointed for the parliamentary term beginning 10 February 2020:[5]
Senator | Party | Notes |
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Ernie Lawrence Jno Finn | UWP | Appointed with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition. |
Cassani Laville | DLP | Appointed with the advice of the Prime Minister. |
Oscar George | DLP | Appointed with the advice of the Prime Minister. |
Francisca Joseph | UWP | Appointed with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition. |
Anette Sanford | UWP | Appointed with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition. |
Gregory Riviere | DLP | Appointed with the advice of the Prime Minister. |
Clement Marcellin Jr. | UWP | Appointed with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition. |
Phillip Role | DLP | Appointed with the advice of the Prime Minister. |
Nicholas Esprit | DLP | Appointed with the advice of the Prime Minister. |
International affiliation(s)
- ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
- Canada-CARICOM Parliamentary Friendship Group
- Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
- ParlAmericas[6]
See also
- List of legislatures by country
- List of members of the House of Assembly of Dominica
- List of speakers of the House of Assembly of Dominica
- Leader of the Opposition (Dominica)
- History of Dominica
Notes
- ^ "Dominica". 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Brief History - Electoral Office". electoraloffice.gov.dm.
- ^ "Dominica General Election Results". Caribbean Elections. KnowledgeWalk Institute. 2019.
- ^ DLP sweeps Soufriere by-election, Dominica News Online, 7 June 2016, retrieved 30 January 2017
- ^ "Speaker Joseph Isaac makes grand entrance". The Sun. 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Caribbean Group, ParlAmericas
References
- Electoral Office (21 December 2009), House of Assembly General Election 2009 - Final Count (PDF), Commonwealth of Dominica, archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011, retrieved 22 April 2010.
- House of Assembly - dominica.gov, Commonwealth of Dominica, retrieved 22 April 2010.
- Lawrence, Alick C. (2007), The Constitution, The Government & You, Pont Casse Press, pp. 40–41, ISBN 978-0-9737347-5-1.
External links
- Official website House of Assembly
About
- Profile of the Parliament of Dominica - Secretariat of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)
- Dominica, Dominic Electoral system
- Profile of Dominca - Inter-Parlmiamentary Union
Other
- Laws of the Commonwealth of Dominca - Government portal
- Official Gazette
- Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica - official website