Salisbury is one of the 21 electoral districts of the House of Assembly of Dominica. It contains the areas of Coulibistrie, Morne Rachette, and Salisbury. It is currently represented by independent MP Jesma Paul-Victor.
Geography The Salisbury constituency covers the north west coast of Dominica. It contains the main settlements of Salisbury, Barroui, Coulibistrie, and Morne Rachette. Each village is covered by its own voting district.
Political history The constituency of Salisbury was created as a result of redistricting in 1980 following the independence of Dominica from the United Kingdom. Its first MP after independence was Dennison John of the Dominica Freedom Party. In 1990, the seat was won by Earl Williams of the United Workers Party. Williams held the seat until 2009 when it was won by his UWP successor Hector John. During his term, John boycotted attending Parliament, alongside former Prime Minister Edison James. This was done by the two in protest against election irregularities. As a result of John's non-attendance, the Speaker of the House of Assembly of Dominica, Alix Boyd Knights declared Salisbury vacant. John regained his seat in the subsequent by-election. The 2022 general election was won by Jesma Paul-Victor, an independent.
Electorate The following is a list of the number of eligible voters in the Salisbury constituency at the time of each election provided by the Electoral Office of Dominica.
Year Electorate Notes 1975 1,246 1980 1,508 1985 1,792 1990 2,075 1995 2,304 2000 2,487 2005 2,520 2014 2,701 2019 2,712 2022 2,676
List of representatives ElectionYears MemberPartyIndicates party the MP was running with during their election.Notes 1975 1975 – 1980 Bryson Joseph Louis 1980 1980 – 1985 Dennison John 1985 1985 – 1990 James Royer 1990 1990 – 2009 Earl Williams 2009 2009 – 2010 Hector John Seat declared vacant in 2010 after parliament boycott. 2010By-election 2010 – 2022 2022 2022 – Jesma Paul-Victor
Electoral history The following is a list of election results from the Electoral Office of Dominica. The election results lack spoiled and rejected ballots.
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