Country: | Dominica |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1995 Dominican general election |
Previous Year: | 1995 |
Next Election: | 2005 Dominican general election |
Next Year: | 2005 |
Seats For Election: | All 21 seats in the House of Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 11 |
Election Date: | 31 January 2000 |
Image1: | DLP |
Leader1: | Rosie Douglas |
Party1: | Dominica Labour Party |
Leaders Seat1: | Paix Bouche |
Last Election1: | 29.75%, 5 seats |
Seats1: | 10 |
Seat Change1: | 5 |
Popular Vote1: | 15,362 |
Percentage1: | 42.91% |
Swing1: | 13.16pp |
Leader2: | Edison James |
Party2: | United Workers' Party (Dominica) |
Leaders Seat2: | Marigot |
Last Election2: | 34.36%, 11 seats |
Seats2: | 9 |
Seat Change2: | 2 |
Popular Vote2: | 15,555 |
Percentage2: | 43.44% |
Swing2: | 9.08pp |
Image3: | Savarin entering (cropped).jpg |
Leader3: | Charles Savarin |
Party3: | Dominica Freedom Party |
Leaders Seat3: | Roseau Central |
Last Election3: | 35.81%, 5 seats |
Seats3: | 2 |
Seat Change3: | 3 |
Popular Vote3: | 4,858 |
Percentage3: | 13.57% |
Swing3: | 22.24pp |
Prime Minister | |
Posttitle: | Prime Minister |
Before Election: | Edison James |
Before Party: | United Workers' Party (Dominica) |
After Election: | Rosie Douglas |
After Party: | Dominica Labour Party |
General elections were held in Dominica on 31 January 2000 and saw the Dominica Labour Party led by Rosie Douglas take power defeating the previous government of the United Workers' Party led by Edison James, despite the UWP receiving more votes. The DLP won 10 seats, the UWP 9 seats and the Dominica Freedom Party took 2 seats. Voter turnout was 59.25%.[1] The Dominica Labour Party formed a government in coalition with the Dominica Freedom Party.[2] Voter turnout was 60.2%,[3] the lowest since the introduction of universal suffrage in 1951.
The ruling United Workers' Party campaigned on their economic record while the Dominica Labour Party focused on charges of corruption against the government.[2]