Castle Bruce (Dominica constituency)

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.

Castle Bruce
Constituency
for the House of Assembly of Dominica
Electorate2,850 (2016)[1]
Current constituency
Created1975
Number of members1
Representative   Octavia Alfred (DLP)

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 as of November 2016. 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.[2]

Representatives

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

Election Years Member Party Notes
1975 24 March 1975–21 July 1980 Romanus Bannis DLP
1980 21 July 1980–1 July 1985 Oliver A. Sanderson DFP
1985 1 July 1985–28 May 1990 Eden Durand DLP
1990 28 May 1990–31 January 2000 Romanus Bannis UWP
2000 31 January 2000–5 May 2005 Loreen Bannis-Roberts UWP
2005 5 May 2005–18 December 2009 Loreen Bannis-Roberts DLP
2009 18 December 2009–6 December 2019 Johnson Drigo DLP
2019 6 December 2019–Present Octavia Alfred DLP

Election results

Elections in the 2010s
2019 general election: Castle Bruce[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DLP Octavia Alfred 842 51.03
UWP Ernie Lawrence Jno Finn 808 48.97
Majority 34 2.06
Turnout 1,650
DLP hold Swing
2014 general election: Castle Bruce[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DLP Johnson Drigo 944 54.57
UWP Isaac Baptiste 786 45.43
Majority 158 9.13
Turnout 1,730 59.46
DLP hold Swing

References
  1. "Electorate Statistics". Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. "List of Constituencies - Electoral Office". electoraloffice.gov.dm. Archived from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  3. "Castle Bruce". www.caribbeanelections.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
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