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Elections
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General elections were held in Dominica in April 1944.
Electoral system
The Legislative Council had eleven members; the Administrator as President, two ex officio members, three appointed members and five elected members. The Administrator could vote only to break a tie.
Results
| Constituency | Elected member |
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| Eastern | C.A.H. Dupigny |
| Northern | Howell Donald Shillingford |
| Southern | Arthur Pemberton |
| Town | Ralph Edgar Alford Nicholls |
| Western | Austin Winston |
| Source: Pierre | |
The appointed members were Arthur Seagar Burleigh, Clement Joseph Leonard Dupigny and James O. Aird.
Aftermath
Nicholls died on 12 November 1945. In the subsequent by-election on 23 February 1946, Phillip Ivor Boyd was elected to replace him.
References
- ^ Marie Davis Pierre (1975) Procedure and Working Methods, pp154–155
- ^ Davis, p4
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