Castle Bruce (Dominica constituency) explained

Castle Bruce
Parl Name:House of Assembly of Dominica
Map Entity:Dominica
Electorate:2,850 (2016)[1]
Year: 1975
Elects Howmany:1
Members Label:Representative
Members: Octavia Alfred (DLP)

Castle Bruce is a parliamentary electoral district in Dominica. It includes the areas of Castle Bruce, Good Hope, Petite Soufrière, and San Sauveur. It came into effect in time for the 1975 Dominican general election. It has been represented by Octavia Alfred of the Dominica Labour Party since the 2019 general election.

Constituency profile

The constituency was created for the 1975 Dominican general election. It includes the areas of Castle Bruce, Good Hope, Petite Soufrière, and San Sauveur.[2] It had an electorate of 2,850 . It extends from the eastern boundary of Saint Joseph Parish to the north, along the Madjini River to the Atlantic Ocean on the east, from the Rosalie River on the south until the intersection of the Pont Casse-Rosalie and Castle Bruce roads on the west.

Representatives

This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Assembly of Dominica:[3]

ElectionYearsMemberPartyNotes
197524 March 197521 July 1980Romanus BannisDLP
198021 July 19801 July 1985Oliver A. SandersonDFP
19851 July 198528 May 1990Eden DurandDLP
199028 May 199031 January 2000Romanus BannisUWP
200031 January 20005 May 2005Loreen Bannis-RobertsUWP
20055 May 200518 December 2009Loreen Bannis-RobertsDLP
200918 December 20096 December 2019Johnson DrigoDLP
20196 December 2019–PresentOctavia AlfredDLP

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electorate Statistics. 29 December 2021. 29 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211229205628/http://electoraloffice.gov.dm/constituencies/constituency-boundaries-4. live.
  2. Web site: List of Constituencies - Electoral Office. 2021-12-29. electoraloffice.gov.dm. 2021-12-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20211229205629/http://electoraloffice.gov.dm/constituencies/constituency-boundaries-3. live.
  3. Web site: Castle Bruce. live. 2021-12-29. www.caribbeanelections.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20180621072711/http://www.caribbeanelections.com:80/dm/constituencies/Castle_Bruce.asp . 2018-06-21 .