List of political parties in Dominica
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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
Parliamentary parties
| Party | Abbr. | Ideology | House of Assembly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominica Labour Party | DLP | Social democracy | 19 / 21
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Other parties
| 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 | |
| Unity Party of Dominica | UPD | Centrism
pro US Statehood | |
| Alternative Peoples' Party[1] | APP | ||
| United Progressive Party[2] | UPP | ||
Defunct parties
- 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
References
- ^ "After one year, APP sees the road ahead as 'promising with great certainties'". Dominica News Online. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "BREAKING NEWS-UPP becomes Dominica's latest registered political party". Nature Isle News. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- 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
- https://unitypartyamerica.us/unity-party-dominica