Castle Bruce (Dominica constituency)

Castle Bruce is a parliamentary electoral district in Dominica. It includes the areas of Castle Bruce, Good Hope, Petite Soufrière, and San Sauveur. It came into effect in time for the 1975 Dominican general election. It has been represented by Octavia Alfred of the Dominica Labour Party since the 2019 general election.

Castle Bruce
Constituency for the House of Assembly of Dominica
Electorate	2,850 (2016)
Current constituency
Created	1975
Number of members	1
Representative	Octavia Alfred (DLP)

Constituency profile

The constituency was created for the 1975 Dominican general election. It includes the areas of Castle Bruce, Good Hope, Petite Soufrière, and San Sauveur. It had an electorate of 2,850 as of November 2016. It extends from the eastern boundary of Saint Joseph Parish to the north, along the Madjini River to the Atlantic Ocean on the east, from the Rosalie River on the south until the intersection of the Pont Casse-Rosalie and Castle Bruce roads on the west.

Representatives

This constituency has elected the following members of the House of Assembly of Dominica:

Election		Years	Member		Party	Notes
	1975	24 March 1975–21 July 1980		Romanus Bannis	DLP
	1980	21 July 1980–1 July 1985		Oliver A. Sanderson	DFP
	1985	1 July 1985–28 May 1990		Eden Durand	DLP
	1990	28 May 1990–31 January 2000		Romanus Bannis	UWP
	2000	31 January 2000–5 May 2005		Loreen Bannis-Roberts	UWP
	2005	5 May 2005–18 December 2009		Loreen Bannis-Roberts	DLP
	2009	18 December 2009–6 December 2019		Johnson Drigo	DLP
	2019	6 December 2019–Present		Octavia Alfred	DLP

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2019 general election: Castle Bruce

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DLP	Octavia Alfred	842	51.03
	UWP	Ernie Lawrence Jno Finn	808	48.97
Majority			34	2.06
Turnout			1,650
	DLP hold		Swing

2014 general election: Castle Bruce

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DLP	Johnson Drigo	944	54.57
	UWP	Isaac Baptiste	786	45.43
Majority			158	9.13
Turnout			1,730	59.46
	DLP hold		Swing