1980 Dominican general election

1980 Dominican general election
21 July 1980
21 of the 30 seats in the House of Assembly
11 seats needed for a majority
Registered38,452
Turnout80.21% ( 1.25pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Eugenia Charles Oliver Seraphin Patrick John
Party DFP DDLP DLP
Last election 32.43%, 3 seats – 49.32%, 16 seats
Seats won 17 2 0
Seat change 14 New 16
Popular vote 15,706 6,034 5,126
Percentage 51.34% 19.72% 16.75%
Swing 18.91pp New 32.57pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election

Oliver Seraphin
DDLP

Elected Prime Minister

Eugenia Charles
DFP

General elections were held in Dominica on 21 July 1980. 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%.

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