General elections were held in Dominica on 26 October 1970.[1] Prior to the elections, the ruling Dominica Labour Party split, with a faction led by Prime Minister Edward Oliver LeBlanc contesting the elections as the 'LeBlanc Labour Party' and the other faction contesting under the DLP name and led by N.A.N. Ducreay.[2] The LeBlanc faction won 8 of the 11 seats. Voter turnout was 81.6%.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
LeBlanc Labour Party9,87749.958
Dominica Freedom Party7,57838.322New
Dominica Labour Party1,3877.011
Independents9334.7200
Total19,775100.00110
Valid votes19,77593.62
Invalid/blank votes1,3476.38
Total votes21,122100.00
Registered voters/turnout25,89981.56
Source: Caribbean Elections

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p230 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Dominica General Election Results - 26 October 1970 Caribbean Elections
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