General elections were held in Dominica in April 1944.Marie Davis Pierre (1975) Procedure and Working Methods, pp154–155
Electoral system The Legislative Council had eleven members; the Administrator as president, two ex officio members, three appointed members and five elected members.Davis, p4 The Administrator could vote only to break a tie.
Results ConstituencyElected memberEasternC.A.H. DupignyNorthernH. D. ShillingfordSouthernArthur PembertonTownRalph Edgar Alford NichollsWesternAustin WinstonSource: Pierre
The appointed members were Arthur Seagar Burleigh, Clement Joseph Leonard Dupigny and James O. Aird.
Aftermath Nicholls died on 12 November 1945. In the subsequent by-election on 23 February 1946, Phillip Ivor Boyd was elected to replace him.
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