This article lists political parties in Dominica.
Dominica has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
The parties
editParliamentary parties
edit| Party | Abbr. | Ideology | House of Assembly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominica Labour Party | DLP | Social democracy | 19 / 21
| |
Other parties
edit| Party | Abbr. | Ideology | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominica Freedom Party | DFP | Conservatism | |
| People's Party of Dominica | PPOD | Third Way Communitarianism | |
| United Workers' Party | UWP | Centrism | |
| Team Unity Dominica | TUD | Progressivism | |
Defunct parties
edit- Socialist Workers Party (SWP)
- Dominica Liberation Movement (DLM)
- Dominica Progressive Party (DPP)
- Dominica United People's Party (DUPP)
- People's Democratic Movement (PDM)
See also
editReferences
edit- Matthias Catón: "Dominica" in: Elections in the Americas. A Data Handbook, vol. 1, ed. by Dieter Nohlen. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2005: pp. 223–237 ISBN 0-19-928357-5