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General elections were held in Dominica on 15 August 1957. No political parties contested the elections and all candidates ran as independents. Voter turnout was 75.6%.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Independents	16,626	100.00	8	0
Total		16,626	100.00	8	0

Valid votes		16,626	94.26
Invalid/blank votes		1,013	5.74
Total votes		17,639	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		23,348	75.55
Source: Nohlen

References

Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p230 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

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