Dominican general election, 1961
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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
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dominica Labour Party | 7,848 | 47.5 | 7 | New |
Dominica United People's Party | 4,322 | 25.6 | 4 | New |
All Island Industrial and Farmers Party | 1,333 | 8.1 | 0 | New |
Peasant and Workers Movement | 487 | 2.9 | 0 | New |
Dominica Democratic Party | 125 | 0.8 | 0 | New |
Independents | 2,539 | 15.4 | 0 | -8 |
Invalid/blank votes | 1,056 | - | - | - |
Total | 17,571 | 100 | 11 | +3 |
Source: Nohlen |
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