At Stake in this Election:       

• 21 seats in Dominica’s House of Assembly

Government Structure:

• Chief of State: President Charles SAVARIN (since 2 October 2013)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Roosevelt SKERRIT (since 8 January 2004)
• Assembly: Dominica has a unicameral House of Assembly with 21 seats and 9 Senators.

Electoral System:

• The President is elected by the House of Assembly to serve a 5-year term.
• The Prime Minister is appointed by the President.
• In the House of Assembly, 21 members are elected by plurality vote in single member constituencies to serve 5-year terms and 9 members are appointed by the President on the advice of Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition to serve 5-year terms

Main Parties in this Election[1]:

• Dominica Labour Party (DLP)
  • Leader: Roosevelt SKERRIT
  • Seats won in last election: 15
• United Workers’ Party (UWP)
  • Leader: Lennox LINTON
  • Seats won in last election: 6
• Dominica Freedom Party (DFP)
  • Leader: Michael Astaphan
  • Seats won in last election: 0

Population and Registered Voters:

• Population: 74,893
• Registered Voters: 70,541 (2014)[2]

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 31,993 (2018 est.)[3]
• Is Dominica a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (15 September 1980)[4]
• Has Dominica ratified CEDAW: Yes (15 September 1980)[5]
• Gender Quota: No
• Number of Female Legislators: 8 (25%)[6]
• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 103[7]
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A

Disability Data:

• Is Dominica a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)[8]
• Has Dominica ratified CRPD: Yes (1 October 2012)[9]
• Population with a disability: 11,041 (est.)[10]