| House of Assembly of Dominica | |
| Legislature: | 11th Parliament |
| Coa Pic: | Coat of Arms of the Commonwealth of Dominica.svg |
| Coa Res: | 150px |
| Foundation: | 1978 |
| House Type: | Unicameral |
| Leader1 Type: | Speaker |
| Leader1: | Joseph Isaac[1] |
| Election1: | 10 February 2020 |
| Members: | 32 members |
| Structure1: | Dominica House of Assembly 11th legislature.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 250px |
| Political Groups1: | Governing party
Opposition party
Independent
Other members
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| Last Election1: | 6 December 2022 |
| Session Res: | 110px |
| Meeting Place: | Roseau |
| Website: | |
The House of Assembly is the legislature of Dominica. It is established by Chapter III of the Constitution of Dominica, and together with the President of Dominica constitutes Dominica's Parliament. The House is unicameral, and consists of twenty-one Representatives, nine senators, and the Attorney General as an ex officio member. The Speaker of the House becomes the thirty-second member if chosen from outside the membership of the House.
Representatives are directly elected in single-member constituencies using the simple-majority (or first-past-the-post) system for a term of five years. The Representatives in turn decide whether the senators are to be elected by their vote, or appointed. If appointed, five are chosen by the president with the advice of the Prime Minister and four with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition. The current Senators are appointed.
The Cabinet of Dominica is appointed from members of the House of Assembly. However, no more than three senators may be members of the Cabinet.
House of Assembly was established in 1968, and it was preceded by a colonial Legislative council.[2]
Since the election held on 6 December 2022, the Dominica Labour Party holds 19 of the 21 directly elected seats, and independent candidates hold two elected seats. The new House of Assembly included a record ten women.[3]
| Representative | Party | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Bruce | Octavia Alfred | DLP | ||
| Colihaut | DLP | |||
| Cottage | Roland Royer | DLP | ||
| Grand Bay | Vince Henderson | DLP | ||
| La Plaine | Cassandra Williams | DLP | ||
| Mahaut | Cassanni Laville | DLP | ||
| Marigot | Anthony S. Charles | IND | ||
| Morne Jaune/Riviere Cyrique | Gretta Bernadette Roberts | DLP | ||
| Paix Bouche | Lakeyia Joseph | DLP | ||
| Petite Savanne | Jullan Defoe | DLP | ||
| Portsmouth | Fenella Wenham | DLP | ||
| Roseau Central | Melissa Ponponne Skerrit | DLP | ||
| Roseau North | Miriam A. Blanchard | DLP | ||
| Roseau South | Chekirah N. Lockhart | DLP | ||
| Roseau Valley | Irving Francis McIntyre | DLP | ||
| Salisbury | Jesma Paul | IND | ||
| Salybia | Cozier Frederick | DLP | ||
| St. Joseph | Darron T. Lloyd | DLP | ||
| Soufrière | Denise Charles | DLP | Succeeded Ian Pinard in 2016 by-election. | |
| Vieille Case | Roosevelt Skerrit | DLP | Assumed position of Prime Minister 8 January 2004. | |
| Wesley | Fidel Grant | DLP |
The Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition each get to appoint additional Senators, to join the elected Representatives. The following Senators are currently in office:[4] [5] [6]
| Senator | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austelle Lockhart | DLP | Appointed with the advice of the Prime Minister. | |
| DLP | Appointed with the advice of the Prime Minister. | ||
| DLP | Appointed with the advice of the Prime Minister. | ||
| DLP | Appointed with the advice of the Prime Minister. | ||
| DLP | Appointed with the advice of the Prime Minister. | ||
| Lori Victor | UWP | Appointed with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition. | |
| Sean Douglas | UWP | Appointed with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition. | |
| Delbert Paris | UWP | Appointed with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition. | |
| Lorraine Henderson-Reid | UWP | Appointed with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition. |