The House of Assembly is the legislature of Dominica. It is established by Chapter III of the Constitution of Dominica, and together with the President of Dominica constitutes Dominica's Parliament. The House is unicameral, and consists of twenty-one Representatives, nine senators, and the Attorney General as an ex officio member. The Speaker of the House becomes the thirty-second member if chosen from outside the membership of the House.
Representatives are directly elected in single-member constituencies using the simple-majority (or first-past-the-post) system for a term of five years. The Representatives in turn decide whether the senators are to be elected by their vote, or appointed. If appointed, five are chosen by the president with the advice of the Prime Minister and four with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition. The current Senators are appointed.
The Cabinet of Dominica is appointed from members of the House of Assembly. However, no more than three senators may be members of the Cabinet.
History
House of Assembly was established in 1967, and it was preceded by a colonial Legislative council.
Representatives Since the election held on 6 December 2022, the Dominica Labour Party holds 19 of the 21 directly elected seats, and independent candidates hold two elected seats. The new House of Assembly included a record ten women.
Constituency Representative Party NotesCastle BruceDrigoOctavia AlfredDLPColihautDaren Pinard DLPCottage Roland RoyerDLPGrand BayVince HendersonDLPLa PlaineCassandra WilliamsSaint-JeanDLPMahaut Cassanni LavilleDLPMarigotAnthony S. CharlesINDMorne Jaune/Riviere CyriqueStephensonGretta Bernadette RobertsDLPPaix BoucheLakeyia JosephDLPPetite SavanneJullan DefoeDLPPortsmouthFenella WenhamDLPRoseau CentralMelissa Ponponne SkerritDLPRoseau NorthMiriam BlanchardDLPRoseau SouthChekirah N. LockhartDLPRoseau ValleyIrving Francis McIntyreDLPSalisburyJesma PaulINDSalybiaCozier Frederick, CassiusDLPSt. JosephDarron T. Lloyd, KelverDLPSoufrièreCharles, DeniseDenise CharlesDLPSucceeded Ian Pinard in 2016 by-election.Vieille CaseSkerritRoosevelt SkerritDLPAssumed position of Prime Minister 8 January 2004.WesleyFidel GrantFidel GrantDLP
Senators The Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition each get to appoint additional Senators, to join the elected Representatives. The following Senators are currently in office: Senator Party NotesAustelle LockhartDLPAppointed with the advice of the Prime Minister.Oscar George DLPAppointed with the advice of the Prime Minister.Gregory Riviere DLPAppointed with the advice of the Prime Minister.Phillip Rolle DLP Appointed with the advice of the Prime Minister.Nicholas Esprit DLP Appointed with the advice of the Prime Minister.Lori VictorUWPAppointed with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition.Chalika Vidal Appointed with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition.Delbert ParisUWPAppointed with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition.Lorraine Henderson-ReidUWPAppointed with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition.
International affiliation(s) ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly Canada-CARICOM Parliamentary Friendship Group Commonwealth Parliamentary Association ParlAmericasCaribbean Group, ParlAmericas
See also List of legislatures by country List of members of the House of Assembly of Dominica List of speakers of the House of Assembly of Dominica Leader of the Opposition (Dominica) History of Dominica
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