House of Assembly of Dominica

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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 twenty-one Representatives, nine Senators, and an ex-officio member. The Speaker of the House becomes the thirty-second member when chosen from outside the membership of the House.

Representatives are directly elected in single member constituencies using the simple-majority (or First-past-the-post) system for a term of five years. The Representatives in turn decide whether the Senators are to be elected by their vote, or appointed. If appointed, five are chosen by the president with the advice of the prime minister and four with the advice of the opposition leader. There is one ex-officio member and the remaining seat is held by the Speaker.

Alix Boyd Knights is the current Speaker of the House of Assembly, and was elected from outside the membership of the House. First elected on April 17, 2000, Knights is the longest to serve in that position.^[1]

The Cabinet of Dominica is appointed from members of the House of Assembly. However, no more than three Senators may be members of the Cabinet.

Representatives

As of the election held on 18 December 2009, the Dominica Labour Party holds 18 of the 21 directly elected seats, and the opposition United Workers' Party holds three seats. The next election is scheduled for 2014.^[2]

Constituency	Representative	Party	Notes
Castle Bruce	DrigoJohnson Drigo	DLP
Colihaut	ToulonRonald Toulon	DLP
Cottage	AustrieReginald Victor Austrie	DLP
Grand Bay	CharlesJustina Charles	DLP
La Plaine	Saint-JeanPetter Saint-Jean	DLP
Mahaut	BlackmooreRayburn John Blackmoore	DLP
Marigot	JamesEdison James	UWP	Seat declared vacant in April 2010.[3] Won seat back in 9 July 2010 by-election.[4]
Morne Jaune/Riviere Cyrique	StephensonIvor Stephenson	DLP
Paix Bouche	WalterMatthew Joseph Walter	DLP
Petite Savanne	Darroux, KennethKenneth Melchoir Darroux	DLP
Portsmouth	DouglasIan Douglas	DLP
Roseau Central	PrevostNorris Prevost	UWP
Roseau North	TimothyJulius C. Timothy	DLP
Roseau South	GeorgeAmbrose George	DLP
Roseau Valley	McIntyreJohn Collin McIntyre	DLP
Salisbury	JohnHector John	UWP	Seat declared vacant in April 2010.[3] Won seat back in 9 July 2010 by-election.[4] Sworn in as Leader of the Opposition on 19 July 2010.[5]
Salybia	GranaeuAshton Graneau	DLP
St. Joseph	Darroux, KelverKelver Dwight Darroux	DLP
Soufrière	MartinSam Edward Martin	DLP
Vieille Case	SkerritRoosevelt Skerrit	DLP	Assumed position of Prime Minister 8 January 2004.
Wesley	ShillingfordGloria Marilyn Shillingford	DLP

Senators

Due to the opposition boycott of the House of Assembly, only five senators were initially appointed.^[6]

Senator	Party	Notes
Baptiste Dayton Baptiste	DLP	Appointed by the Prime Minister, sworn in on 4 January 2010.[6] Resigned to run as a candidate in the 2010 by-election.[7]
BazilEzekiel Bazil	UWP	Appointed by the Opposition Leader on 5 August 2010.[8]
BernardAlvin Bernard	DLP	Appointed by the Prime Minister, sworn in on 4 January 2010.[6]
GreenRon Green	UWP	Appointed by the Opposition Leader on 5 August 2010.[8]
IsidoreRonnie Isidore	UWP	Appointed by the Opposition Leader on 5 August 2010.[8]
Jean-JacquesTammy Jean-Jacques	DLP	Appointed by the Prime Minister, sworn in on 4 January 2010.[6]
SanfordDaniel Lugay	UWP	Appointed by the Opposition Leader, sworn in on 25 October 2011, to replace the resigning Claudius Sanford.[9]
RoyerBentley Royer	DLP	Appointed by the Prime Minister, sworn in on 4 January 2010.[6] Resigned to run as a candidate in the 2010 by-election.[10]
SavarinCharles Savarin	DLP	Appointed by the Prime Minister, sworn in on 4 January 2010.[6]

See also

• List of members of the House of Assembly of Dominica
• List of Speakers of the House of Assembly of Dominica
• History of Dominica
• List of national legislatures

Notes

1. ^ Boyd Knights celebrates stint as longest serving House Speaker, 21 April 2010, http://dominicanewsonline.com/?p=8151, retrieved 22 April 2010 .
2. ^ PM announces date for general elections, Dominica News Online, 14 February 2011, http://dominicanewsonline.com/dno/pm-announces-date-for-general-elections/, retrieved 21 February 2011 .
3. ^ ^{a b} BBC Caribbean News in Brief: Opposition wins Dominica by-election, BBC Caribbean, 12 July 2010, http://www.bbc.co.uk/caribbean/news/story/2010/07/100709_pmbriefsfri.shtml, retrieved 14 July 2010 
4. ^ ^{a b} Electoral Office, 2010 By-Election Results (Final Count), Commonwealth of Dominica, http://electoraloffice.gov.dm/be2010/, retrieved 25 September 2010 .
5. ^ Hector John Sworn in as Leader of the Opposition, Dominica Central, 20 July 2010, http://www.dominicacentral.com/politics/hector-john-sworn-in-as-leader-of-the-opposition.html, retrieved 2010-09-25 .
6. ^ ^{a b c d e f} DLP announces new senators, Dominica News Online, 4 February 2010, http://dominicanewsonline.com/dno/dlp-announces-new-senators/, retrieved 25 September 2010 .
7. ^ DLP's Dayton Baptiste Concedes Defeat in Marigot By-election, Dominica Central, 10 July 2010, http://www.dominicacentral.com/politics/dlps-dayton-baptiste-concedes-defeat-in-marigot-by-election.html, retrieved 25 September 2010 .
8. ^ ^{a b c} Ron Green named opposition senator, Caribbean Daily News, 5 August 2010, http://www.caribbeandailynews.com/dominica-ron-green-named-opposition-senator/, retrieved 25 September 2010 .
9. ^ UWP appoints new senator, Dominica News Online, 25 October 2011, http://dominicanewsonline.com/news/all-news/politics/uwp-appoints-new-senator/, retrieved 26 October 2011 .
10. ^ Bentley Royer Begrudgingly Concedes Defeat in Salisbury, Dominica Central, 10 July 2010, http://www.dominicacentral.com/politics/bentley-royer-begrudgingly-concedes-defeat-in-salisbury-by-elections.html, retrieved 14 July 2010 .

References

• Electoral Office (21 December 2009), House of Assembly General Election 2009 - Final Count, Commonwealth of Dominica, http://electoraloffice.gov.dm/wp-content/uploads/election2009_final_count.pdf, retrieved 22 April 2010 .
• House of Assembly - dominica.gov, Commonwealth of Dominica, http://www.dominica.gov.dm/cms/index.php?q=node/13, retrieved 22 April 2010 .
• Lawrence, Alick C., The Constitution, The Government & You, Pont Casse Press, pp. 40–41, ISBN 0-9737347-5-2 .