1970 Dominican general election

For the 1970 election in the Dominican Republic, see 1970 Dominican Republic general election.

General elections were held in Dominica on 26 October 1970.^[1] Prior to the elections, the ruling Dominica Labour Party split, with a faction led by Prime Minister Edward Oliver LeBlanc contesting the elections as the 'LeBlanc Labour Party' and the other faction contesting under the DLP name and led by N.A.N. Ducreay.^[2] The LeBlanc faction won 8 of the 11 seats. Voter turnout was 82%.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	LeBlanc Labour Party	9,877	49.95	8	–
	Dominica Freedom Party	7,578	38.32	2	New
	Dominica Labour Party	1,387	7.01	1	–
	Independents	933	4.72	0	0
Total		19,775	100.00	11	0
Valid votes		19,775	93.62
Invalid/blank votes		1,347	6.38
Total votes		21,122	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		25,899	81.56
Source: Caribbean Elections

References

1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p230 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
2. Dominica General Election Results - 26 October 1970 Caribbean Elections