1970 Dominican general election

Election in Dominica For the 1970 election in the Dominican Republic, see 1970 Dominican Republic general election.

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General elections were held in Dominica on 26 October 1970. Prior to the elections, the ruling Dominica Labour Party split, with a faction led by Prime Minister Edward Oliver LeBlanc contesting the elections as the 'LeBlanc Labour Party' and the other faction contesting under the DLP name and led by N.A.N. Ducreay. The LeBlanc faction won 8 of the 11 seats. Voter turnout was 82%.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	LeBlanc Labour Party	9,877	49.95	8	–
	Dominica Freedom Party	7,578	38.32	2	New
	Dominica Labour Party	1,387	7.01	1	–
	Independents	933	4.72	0	0
Total		19,775	100.00	11	0

Valid votes		19,775	93.62
Invalid/blank votes		1,347	6.38
Total votes		21,122	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		25,899	81.56
Source: Caribbean Elections

References

Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p230 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
Dominica General Election Results - 26 October 1970 Caribbean Elections

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