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The United Dominica Labour Party (UDLP) was a political party in
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 ...
.


History

The party was formed as a split from the
Dominica Labour Party The Dominica Labour Party is a centre-left social-democratic political party in Dominica. History Founded in 1955 by Phyllis Shand Allfrey and Emmanuel Christopher Loblack, the Dominica Labour Party is the oldest political party in Dominica. N ...
. It contested the 1985 general elections, receiving 1.7% of the vote and winning one seat,
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(2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', pp232-234
with
Rosie Douglas Roosevelt Bernard "Rosie" Douglas (15 October 1941 – 1 October 2000) was a politician and human rights activist from Dominica. He served as Prime Minister of Dominica from February 2000 until his death in office eight months later. Early life R ...
elected in Paix Bouche. Later in the same year it merged back into
Dominica Labour Party The Dominica Labour Party is a centre-left social-democratic political party in Dominica. History Founded in 1955 by Phyllis Shand Allfrey and Emmanuel Christopher Loblack, the Dominica Labour Party is the oldest political party in Dominica. N ...
(DLP), with UDLP leader
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becoming DLP leader the following year.


References

Defunct political parties in Dominica {{Dominica-stub