House of Assembly of Dominica


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 the Attorney General as an ex officio member. The Speaker of the House becomes the thirty-second member if chosen from outside the membership of the House.
Representatives are directly elected in single member constituencies using the simple-majority 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. The current Senators are appointed.
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

Since the election held on 8 December 2014, the Dominica Labour Party has held 15 of the 21 directly elected seats, and the opposition United Workers' Party has held six elected seats. The next election is not yet scheduled.
ConstituencyRepresentativePartyNotes
Castle BruceDrigoJohnson DrigoDLP
ColihautToulonCatherine DanielDLP
CottageAustrieReginald Victor AustrieDLP
Grand BayCharles, JustinaJustina CharlesDLP
La PlaineSaint-JeanPetter Saint-JeanDLP
MahautBlackmooreRayburn John BlackmooreDLP
MarigotLintonLennox LintonUWP
Morne Jaune/Riviere CyriqueStephensonIvor StephensonDLP
Paix BouchePaulRoselyn PaulDLP
Petite SavanneDarroux, KennethKenneth Melchoir DarrouxDLP
PortsmouthDouglasIan DouglasDLP
Roseau CentralIsaacJoseph IsaacDLP
Roseau NorthLugayDaniel LugayUWP
Roseau SouthFrancisJoshua FrancisUWP
Roseau ValleyMcIntyreJohn Collin McIntyreDLP
SalisburyJohnHector JohnUWP
SalybiaDarroux, CassiusCasius DarrouxDLP
St. JosephDarroux, KelverKelver Dwight DarrouxDLP
SoufrièreCharles, DeniseDenise CharlesDLPSucceeded Ian Pinard in 2016 by-election.
Vieille CaseSkerritRoosevelt SkerritDLPAssumed position of Prime Minister 8 January 2004.
WesleyBazilEzikiel BazilUWP

Senators

SenatorPartyNotes
BaptisteIsaac BaptisteUWPAppointed by Leader of the Opposition.
BaronFrancine BaronDLPAppointed by Prime Minister.
BlanchardMiriam BlanchardDLPAppointed by Prime Minister.
FontaineThomson FontaineUWPAppointed by Leader of the Opposition.
ThomasFelix ThomasUWPAppointed by Leader of the Opposition.
TongeRobert TongeDLPAppointed by Prime Minister.
Williams Monelle WilliamsUWPAppointed by Leader of the Opposition.