Colihaut is a parliamentary

electoral district An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...

Dominica Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...

. It includes the areas of Bioche, Colihaut, and

Dublanc Dublanc is a village in Saint Peter Parish, Dominica, Saint Peter parish on the west coast of Dominica between the town of Portsmouth, Dominica, Portsmouth and the village of Bioche. It sits on a low hillside at an elevation of 27. it had a popula ...

in Saint Peter Parish. It came into effect in time for the

1975 Dominican general election General elections were held in Dominica on 24 March 1975.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p230 The result was a victory for the Dominica Labour Party, which won 16 of the 21 seats. Voter turnout was ...

. It has been represented by Catherine Daniel of the Dominica Labour Party since the 2014 general election.

Constituency profile

The constituency was created for the

. It had an electorate of 1,531 . It extends from the sea along the border between Saint Joseph Parish and Saint Peter Parish to

Morne Diablotins Morne Diablotins is the highest mountain in Dominica, an island-nation in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. It is the second highest mountain in the Lesser Antilles, after La Grande Soufrière in Guadeloupe. Morne Diablotins is located in the no ...

and then back along the boundary between the parishes to the sea.

Representatives

This constituency has elected the following members of the

House of Assembly of Dominica 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 twen ...

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

References

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