2010 Dominican by-election
A by-election was held on 9 July 2010 in
Following the results of the
The UWP argued that the Speaker had no legal authority to declare the seats vacant and that the by-elections were unconstitutional. James and John nevertheless ran in the by-election to retain their former seats. The Labour Party fielded the same candidates that ran unsuccessfully in the 2009 general election, Bentley Royer in Salisbury and Dayton Baptiste in Marigot. Both Royer and Baptiste had been appointed as senators in the interim and resigned these positions to run in the by-election. No candidates from other parties participated in the by-election.
Both James and John won the by-election by even greater margins than in the general election, leaving no change in the distribution of seats in the Assembly. John subsequently became the Leader of the Opposition.
Results by constituency
| Marigot | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Chenfil James | UWP | 669 | 83.8 | |
| Dayton Baptiste | DLP | 131 | 16.4 | |
| Salisbury | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| Hector "Spags" John | UWP | 772 | 64.4 | |
| Julien B. "Tolo" Royer | DLP | 415 | 34.6 |
References
- Electoral Office, 2010 By-Election Results (Final Count), Commonwealth of Dominica, archived from the original on 6 December 2010, retrieved 25 September 2010.
- Opposition continues boycott of Parliament, Caribbean Daily News, 29 March 2010, archived from the original on 22 April 2012, retrieved 22 April 2010.
- Bentley Royer Begrudgingly Concedes Defeat in Salisbury, Dominica Central, 10 July 2010, archived from the original on 10 July 2011, retrieved 14 July 2010.
- DLP's Dayton Baptiste Concedes Defeat in Marigot By-election, Dominica Central, 10 July 2010, archived from the original on 9 March 2012, retrieved 14 July 2010.
- BBC Caribbean News in Brief: Opposition wins Dominica by-election, BBC Caribbean, 12 July 2010, retrieved 14 July 2010.
- Hector John Sworn in as Leader of the Opposition, Dominica Central, 20 July 2010, archived from the original on 2012-03-09, retrieved 2010-09-25.
