1961 Dominican general election

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

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Dominica Labour Party7,84847.387New
Dominica United People's Party4,23325.554New
All Island Industrial and Farmers Party1,3338.050New
Peasant and Workers Movement4872.940New
Dominica Democratic Party1250.750New
Independents2,53915.330–8
Total16,565100.0011+3
Valid votes16,56594.01
Invalid/blank votes1,0565.99
Total votes17,621100.00
Registered voters/turnout22,83877.16
Source: Caribbean Elections

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p230 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6