Castle Bruce (Dominica constituency)

Castle Bruce
Constituency
for the House of Assembly of Dominica
Electorate2,903 (2022)
Current constituency
Created1975
Number of members1
Representative   Octavia Alfred (DLP)

Castle Bruce is a parliamentary electoral district in Dominica. It includes the areas of Castle Bruce, Good Hope, Petite Soufrière, and San Sauveur. It came into effect in time for the 1975 Dominican general election. It has been represented by Octavia Alfred of the Dominica Labour Party since the 2019 general election.

Constituency profile

The constituency was created for the 1975 Dominican general election. It includes the areas of Castle Bruce, Good Hope, Petite Soufrière, and San Sauveur.[1] It had an electorate of 2,850 as of November 2016. It extends from the eastern boundary of Saint Joseph Parish to the north, along the Madjini River to the Atlantic Ocean on the east, from the Rosalie River on the south until the intersection of the Pont Casse-Rosalie and Castle Bruce roads on the west.[1]

Electorate

The following is a list of the number of eligible voters in the Castle Bruce constituency at the time of each election provided by the Electoral Office of Dominica.

Year Electorate Notes
1975 1,233 [2]
1980 1,629 [3]
1985 1,836 [4]
1990 1,993 [5]
1995 2,352 [6]
2000 2,424 [7]
2005 2,664 [8]
2014 2,940 [9]
2019 2,927 [10]
2022 2,903 [11]

List of representatives

This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Assembly of Dominica:[12]

Election Years Member Party[a] Notes
1975 24 March 1975–21 July 1980 Romanus Bannis DLP [2]
1980 21 July 1980–1 July 1985 Oliver A. Sanderson DFP [3]
1985 1 July 1985–28 May 1990 Eden Durand DLP [4]
1990 28 May 1990–31 January 2000 Romanus Bannis UWP [5][6]
2000 31 January 2000–18 December 2009 Loreen Bannis-Roberts [7][8]
2009 18 December 2009–6 December 2019 Johnson Drigo DLP [13][9]
2019 6 December 2019–Present Octavia Alfred [10][11]

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2019 general election: Castle Bruce[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DLP Octavia Alfred 842 51.03
UWP Ernie Lawrence Jno Finn 808 48.97
Majority 34 2.06
Turnout 1,650
DLP hold Swing
2014 general election: Castle Bruce[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DLP Johnson Drigo 944 54.57
UWP Isaac Baptiste 786 45.43
Majority 158 9.13
Turnout 1,730 59.46
DLP hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Indicates party the MP was running with during their election.

References

  1. 1 2 "List of Constituencies - Electoral Office". electoraloffice.gov.dm. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  2. 1 2 "1975 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 "1980 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 "1985 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  5. 1 2 "1990 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  6. 1 2 "1995 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  7. 1 2 "2000 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  8. 1 2 "2005 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  9. 1 2 "2014 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  10. 1 2 "2019 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  11. 1 2 "2022 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  12. 1 2 3 "Castle Bruce". www.caribbeanelections.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  13. ↑ "2009 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
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