Cottage (Dominica constituency) explained

Cottage
Parl Name:House of Assembly of Dominica
Map Entity:Dominica
Electorate:2,186 (2016)[1]
Year: 1975
Elects Howmany:1
Members Label:Representative
Members: Reginald Austrie (DLP)

Cottage is a parliamentary electoral district in Dominica. It includes the areas of Capuchin, Clifton, Cottage and Lagoon and came into effect in time for the 1975 Dominican general election. It has been represented by Reginald Austrie of the Dominica Labour Party since the 1995 general election.

Constituency profile

The constituency was established prior to the 1975 Dominican general election. There was an electorate of 2,186 . It includes the areas of Capuchin, Clifton, Cottage and Lagoon.[2] The boundary extends from the sea along the border between Saint John Parish and Saint Andrew Parish to Marne Brules and then to the north river east of Grange and along the river to the sea.

Representatives

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

ElectionYearsMemberPartyNotes
197524 March 1975 – 21 July 1980Culand Dubois
198021 July 1980 – 12 June 1995Alleyne Carbon
199512 June 1995 – PresentReginald Austrie

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electorate Statistics. 26 November 2022.
  2. Web site: List of Constituencies - Electoral Office . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211229205629/http://electoraloffice.gov.dm/constituencies/constituency-boundaries-3 . 2021-12-29 . 2021-12-29 . electoraloffice.gov.dm.
  3. Web site: Cottage . 26 November 2022 . www.caribbeanelections.com.