General elections were held in Dominica on 21 July 1980. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p230 The result was a victory for the

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, which won 17 of the 21 seats, whilst the ruling

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lost all 16 seats after nineteen years in power. Voter turnout was 80.2%.

Results

Map of the 1980 Dominican general election

References

{{Dominican elections Dominica Elections in Dominica

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