Dominica United People's Party

The Dominica United People's Party was a political party in Dominica. It first contested elections in 1961, when it finished second behind the Dominica Labour Party and won four of the eleven seats with 25.6% of the vote.^[1] In the 1966 elections it increased its share of the vote to 32.2%, but won only a single seat.^[1] It did not contest the next elections in 1970 then the Dominica Freedom Party became the main opposition party.

References

1 2 Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, pp232-234 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

Political parties in Dominica

Current parties	Dominica Freedom Party Dominica Labour Party Dominica Progressive Party People's Democratic Movement United Workers' Party

Defunct parties	All Island Industrial and Farmers Party Caribbean Federal Party Dominica Democratic Labour Party Dominica Democratic Party Dominica Liberation Movement Alliance Dominica United People's Party Progressive Labour Party Peasant and Workers Movement United Dominica Labour Party

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