Marigot (Dominica constituency)

Marigot
Constituency
for the House of Assembly of Dominica
Electorate2,631 (2022)
Current constituency
Party   Independent
RepresentativeAnthony S. Charles

Marigot is one of the 21 electoral districts of the House of Assembly of Dominica. It contains the areas of Marigot and Melville Hall.[1] It is currently represented by independent MP Anthony S. Charles.

Electorate

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

Year Electorate Notes
1975 1,327 [2]
1980 1,787 [3]
1985 1,901 [4]
1990 2,215 [5]
1995 2,444 [6]
2000 2,516 [7]
2005 2,563 [8]
2014 2,651 [9]
2019 2,687 [10]
2022 2,631 [11]

List of representatives

Election Years Member Party[a] Notes
1975 1975 – 1980 Pattison A. S. Stevens Independent [2]
1980 1980 – 1990 DFP [3][4]
1990 1990 – 2010 Edison James UWP Served as prime minister from 1995 to 2000.[12]
Seat declared vacant in 2010 after parliament boycott.[5][6][7][8][13][14]
2010[b] 2010 – 2014 [15]
2014 2014 – 2022 Lennox Linton [9][10]
2022 2022 – Anthony S. Charles Independent [11]

Electoral history

The following is a list of election results from the Electoral Office of Dominica. The election results lack spoiled and rejected ballots.

2009 Marigot general election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Edison JamesUnited Workers' Party83578.55
Dayton BaptisteDominica Labour Party22821.45
Total1,063100.00
UWP hold
Source: [13]
2010 Marigot by-election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Edison JamesUnited Workers' Party66983.62
Dayton BaptisteDominica Labour Party13116.38
Total800100.00
UWP hold
Source: [15]
2014 Marigot general election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Lennox LintonUnited Workers' Party93575.77
Martin G. ChristmasDominica Labour Party29924.23
Total1,234100.00
UWP hold
Source: [9]
2019 Marigot general election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Lennox LintonUnited Workers' Party88276.63
Gregory RiviereDominica Labour Party26923.37
Total1,151100.00
UWP hold
Source: [10]
2022 Marigot general election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Anthony S. CharlesIndependent49159.44
Gregory RiviereDominica Labour Party32939.83
Carlos K. CharlesTeam Unity Dominica60.73
Total826100.00
IND gain from UWP
Source: [11]

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ "List of Constituencies". Electoral Office. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 "1975 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 "1980 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 "1985 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  5. 1 2 "1990 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  6. 1 2 "1995 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  7. 1 2 "2000 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  8. 1 2 "2005 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 "2014 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  10. 1 2 3 "2019 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  11. 1 2 3 "2022 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Prime Ministers of the Commonwealth of Dominica". President of Dominica. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  13. 1 2 "2009 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "Opposition wins Dominica by-election". BBC. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  15. 1 2 "2010 By-Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
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