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Politics of Dominica
Political parties in Dominica
Elections in Dominica The Commonwealth of Dominica is an island nation and borderless country in the Caribbean. ... Government Dominica has a Westminster-style parliamentary government, and there are three political parties: The Dominica Labor Party (the majority party), the Dominica United Workers Party, and the Dominica Freedom Party. ... Political parties in Dominica lists political parties in this country. ... Politics of Dominica Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Dominica ...

The United Workers' Party is a political party in Dominica. The party was founded in 1988 by Edison James. In the 1990 elections the UWP won 6 of the 21 seats. In 1995 the UWP won 11 seats at the general elections forming the first UWP government headed by Edison James as prime minister. At the last elections, 31 january 2000, the party won 43.3 % of popular votes and 9 out of 21 elected members of parliament. Though it captures the most popular votes, it got less seats then the Dominica Labour Party. The party is therefore once again in opposition. A political party is a political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government. ... The Commonwealth of Dominica is an island nation and borderless country in the Caribbean. ... Politics of Dominica Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Dominica ... The Dominica Labour Party is a political party in Dominica. ...

External link

Official web site (http://63.64.38.218/uwp/uwp.html)

Categories: Party related stubs | Political parties in Dominica

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