The Dominica Labour Party (DLP) is a centre-left and a 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. It first contested general elections in 1961, winning seven of the eleven seats, and party leader Edward Leblanc became Premier of Dominica. In the next elections in 1966 it won all but one of the seats. The party split and former leader Leblanc won the 1970 elections under the banner of Leblanc Labour Party.
Leadership
- Edward Oliver LeBlanc, 1961–1970
- Nicholson Ducreay, 1970
- Edward Oliver LeBlanc, 1970–1974
- Patrick John, 1974–1983
- Oliver Seraphin, 1983–1985
- Michael Douglas, 1985–1992
- Rosie Douglas, 1992–2000
- Pierre Charles, 2000–2004
- Roosevelt Skerrit, since 2004
Electoral history
House of Assembly elections
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Election
!Party leader
!Votes
!%
!Seats
!+/–
!Position
!Result
|-
|1961
| rowspan="3" |Edward Oliver LeBlanc
|7,848
|47.5%
|
| 7
| 1st
|
|-
|1966
|11,735
|65.0%
|
| 3
| 1st
|
|-
|1970
|9,877
|49.9%
|
| 2
| 1st
|
|-
|1975
|Patrick John
|10,523
|49.3%
|
| 8
| 1st
|
|-
|1980
|Patrick John
|5,326
|16.8%
|
| 16
| 3rd
|
|-
|1985
| rowspan="2" |Michael Douglas
|13,014
|39.1%
|
| 5
| 2nd
|
|-
|1990
|7,860
|23.5%
|
| 1
| 3rd
|
|-
|1995
| rowspan="2" |Rosie Douglas
|11,064
|29.8%
|
| 1
| 2nd
|
|-
|2000
|15,362
|42.9%
|
| 5
| 1st
|
|-
|2005
| rowspan="5" |Roosevelt Skerrit
|19,741
|52.07%
|
| 2
| 1st
|
|-
|2009
|22,262
|61.34%
|
| 6
| 1st
|
|-
|2014
|23,208
|56.99%
|
| 3
| 1st
|
|-
|2019
|23,643
|59.01%
|
| 3
| 1st
|
|-
|2022
|15,214
|82.38%
|
| 1
| 1st
|
|}
References
External links
- Official party website
- Political Parties of the Americas, 1980s to 1990s