1961 Dominican general election
Election in Dominica
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General elections were held in Dominica on 17 January 1961.[1] The result was a victory for the Dominica Labour Party, which won 7 of the 11 seats. Voter turnout was 76.9%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Dominica Labour Party | 7,848 | 47.38 | 7 | New | |
| Dominica United People's Party | 4,233 | 25.55 | 4 | New | |
| All Island Industrial and Farmers Party | 1,333 | 8.05 | 0 | New | |
| Peasant and Workers Movement | 487 | 2.94 | 0 | New | |
| Dominica Democratic Party | 125 | 0.75 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 2,539 | 15.33 | 0 | –8 | |
| Total | 16,565 | 100.00 | 11 | +3 | |
| Valid votes | 16,565 | 94.01 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,056 | 5.99 | |||
| Total votes | 17,621 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 22,838 | 77.16 | |||
| Source: Caribbean Elections | |||||
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p230 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
