La Plaine (Dominica constituency)

La Plaine is a parliamentary electoral district in Dominica. It includes the areas of Boetica, Delices and La Plaine. It came into effect in time for the 1975 Dominican general election. It has been represented by Cassandra Williams of the Dominica Labour Party since the 2022 general election.

La Plaine
Constituency for the House of Assembly of Dominica
Electorate	2,562 (2016)^[1]
Current constituency
Created	1975
Number of members	1
Representative	Cassandra Williams (DLP)

Constituency profile

The constituency was established prior to the 1975 Dominican general election. There was an electorate of 2,562 as of November 2016^[update]. It includes the areas of Boetica, Delices and La Plaine. The boundary extends from Freshwater Lake, down the Taberi River to the sea, along the Point Mulâtre River to River Jack and from the source of the River Jack to Morne Anglais [fr] back to Freshwater Lake.^[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		Henckell Christian		DLP
1980	21 July 1980 – 12 June 1995		Heskeith Alexander		DFP
1995	12 June 1995 – 18 December 2009		Ronald Milner Green		UWP
2009	18 December 2009 – 6 December 2019		Petter Saint-Jean		DLP
2019	6 December 2019 – 6 December 2022		Kent Edwards
2022	6 December 2022– Present		Cassandra Williams		DLP	DLP

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2019 general election: La Plaine^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DLP	Kent Edwards	742	52.74
	UWP	Francisca Joseph	665	47.26
Majority			77	5.47
Turnout			1,407
	DLP hold		Swing

2014 general election: La Plaine^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DLP	Petter Saint-Jean	842	54.39
	UWP	Ronald Milner Green	706	45.61
Majority			136	8.79
Turnout			1,548	59.47
	DLP hold		Swing

References

1. "Electorate Statistics". Retrieved 26 November 2022.
2. "List of Constituencies - Electoral Office". electoraloffice.gov.dm. from the original on 2021-12-29. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
3. "Colihaut". www.caribbeanelections.com. from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 25 February 2022.