General elections were held in
Dominica
Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. It is part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of t ...
on 21 July 1980.
[ Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p230 ] The result was a victory for the
Dominica Freedom Party, which won 17 of the 21 seats, whilst the ruling
Dominica Labour Party lost all 16 seats after nineteen years in power. Voter turnout was 80.2%.
Results
References
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Dominica
Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. It is part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of t ...
Elections in Dominica
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Dominica
Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. It is part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of t ...