Castle Bruce (Dominica constituency)
Constituency of the House of Assembly of Dominica
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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.
| Castle Bruce | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the House of Assembly of Dominica | |
| Electorate | 2,903 (2022) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1975 |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Representative | Octavia Alfred (DLP) |
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[update]. 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.
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
| 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 | ||||
Notes
- Indicates party the MP was running with during their election.