Roseau Central (Dominica constituency)

Roseau Central
Constituency
for the House of Assembly of Dominica
Electorate4,021 (2022)
Current constituency
Party   Dominica Labour Party
RepresentativeMelissa Poponne Skerrit

Roseau Central is one of the 21 electoral districts of the House of Assembly of Dominica. It contains the Roseau area.[1] It is currently represented by Dominica Labour Party MP Melissa Poponne Skerrit.

Electorate

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

Year Electorate Notes
1980 2,949 [2]
1985 3,200 [3]
1990 3,182 [4]
1995 3,577 [5]
2000 3,811 [6]
2005 3,904 [7]
2014 3,852 [8]
2019 3,983 [9]
2022 4,021 [10]

List of representatives

Election Years Member Party[a] Notes
1980 1980 – 1995 Eugenia Charles DFP Served as prime minister in from 1980 to 1995.[2][3][4][11]
1995 1995 – 2005 Charles Savarin [5][6]
2005 2005 – 2014 Norris Prevost UWP [7][12]
2014 2014 – 2019 Joseph Isaac Join the DLP in 2018.[8][13]
2019 2019 – Melissa Poponne Skerrit DLP [9][10]

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 Roseau Central general election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Norris PrevostUnited Workers' Party83946.98
Alvin "Aloe" BernardDominica Labour Party83646.81
Judith PestainaDominica Freedom Party1096.10
Leonard "Pappy" BaptisteDominica Progressive Party20.11
Total1,786100.00
UWP hold
Source: [12]
2014 Roseau Central general election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Joseph IsaacUnited Workers' Party99151.70
Alvin L. BernardDominica Labour Party92648.30
Total1,917100.00
UWP hold
Source: [8]
2019 Roseau Central general election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Melissa Poponne SkerritDominica Labour Party1,06354.99
Glenroy CuffyUnited Workers' Party87045.01
Total1,933100.00
DLP hold
Source: [9]
2022 Roseau Central general election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Melissa Poponne SkerritDominica Labour Party1,03792.10
Karshma RichardsIndependent494.35
Jason Jno BaptisteTeam Unity Dominica403.55
Total1,126100.00
DLP hold
Source: [10]

Notes

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

References

  1. ↑ "List of Constituencies". Electoral Office. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 "1980 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 "1985 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 "1990 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  5. 1 2 "1995 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  6. 1 2 "2000 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  7. 1 2 "2005 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 "2014 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  9. 1 2 3 "2019 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  10. 1 2 3 "2022 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "Prime Ministers of the Commonwealth of Dominica". President of Dominica. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  12. 1 2 "2009 General Election Results". Electoral Office. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "Dominica MP quits opposition United Workers Party". Times Caribbean Online. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
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