General elections were held in

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on 17 January 1961.

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(2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p230 The result was a victory for the

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, which won 7 of the 11 seats. Voter turnout was 76.9%.

Results

References

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Elections in Dominica

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January 1961 events in North America