House of Assembly of Dominica
11th Parliament
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1978
Leadership
Speaker	Joseph Isaac[1] since 10 February 2020
Structure
Seats	32 members
Political groups	Governing party   Dominica Labour Party (19)   Government Senators (5) Opposition party   Opposition Senators (4) Independent   Independent (2) Other members   Attorney General and Speaker (ex-officio) (2)
Elections
Last election	6 December 2022
Meeting place
Roseau
Website
www.dominica.gov.dm houseofassembly.gov.dm

Politics of Dominica
Executive President Sylvanie Burton Prime Minister (list) Roosevelt Skerrit Cabinet
Legislative House of Assembly Speaker: Joseph Isaac Leader of the Opposition Lennox Linton
Elections Recent elections General: 2019 2022 Political parties
Administrative divisions (parishes)
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Kenneth Darroux Diplomatic missions of / in Dominica Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
Other countries
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The House of Assembly is the legislature of Dominica. It is established by Chapter III of the Constitution of Dominica, and together with the President of Dominica constitutes Dominica's Parliament. The House is unicameral, and consists of twenty-one Representatives, nine senators, and the Attorney General as an ex officio member. The Speaker of the House becomes the thirty-second member if chosen from outside the membership of the House.

Representatives are directly elected in single-member constituencies using the simple-majority (or first-past-the-post) system for a term of five years. The Representatives in turn decide whether the senators are to be elected by their vote, or appointed. If appointed, five are chosen by the president with the advice of the Prime Minister and four with the advice of the Leader of the Opposition. The current Senators are appointed.

The Cabinet of Dominica is appointed from members of the House of Assembly. However, no more than three senators may be members of the Cabinet.

History

House of Assembly was established in 1968, and it was preceded by a colonial Legislative council.^[2]

Representatives

Since the election held on 6 December 2022, the Dominica Labour Party holds 19 of the 21 directly elected seats, and independent candidates hold two elected seats. The new House of Assembly included a record ten women.^[3]

Senators

The Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition each get to appoint additional Senators, to join the elected Representatives. The following Senators are currently in office:^[5][6][7]

International affiliation(s)

• ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
• Canada-CARICOM Parliamentary Friendship Group
• Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
• ParlAmericas^[8]