Dominican general election, 1970

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General elections were held in Dominica on 26 October 1970.^[1] The result was a victory for the Dominica Labour Party, which won 8 of the 11 seats. Voter turnout was 81.6%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Dominica Labour Party	9,877	49.9	8	–2
Dominica Freedom Party	7,578	38.3	2	New
Dominica Labour Party Faction	1,387	7.0	1	New
Independents	933	4.7	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	1,347	–	–	–
Total	21,122	100	11	0
Registered voters/turnout	25,890	81.6	–	–
Source: Nohlen

References

↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p230 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

Elections in Dominica

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