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 ...
has twenty-one, single member
constituencies which elect representatives to 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 ...
. These elections occur using the simple-majority (or
first-past-the-post
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...
) system and representatives typically serve for a term of five years. These constituencies are delineated by the Electoral Boundaries Commission under Chapter 3, Part V of the Constitution of Dominica, and must be reassessed every two to five years.
Current constituencies
The following is the list of constituencies as at the last general election,
6 December 2019:
References
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Government of Dominica
Politics of Dominica
Constituencies of Dominica