2000 Dominican general election

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{{Infobox election

|country = Dominica

|type = parliamentary

|previous_election = 1995 Dominican general election

|previous_year = 1995

|next_election = 2005 Dominican general election

|next_year = 2005

|seats_for_election = 21 of the 30 seats in the House of Assembly

|majority_seats = 11

|election_date = 31 January 2000

|image_size = 130x130px

|image1 =

|leader1 = Rosie Douglas

|party1 = Dominica Labour Party

|leaders_seat1 = Paix Bouche

|last_election1 = 29.75%, 5 seats

|seats1 = 10

|seat_change1 = {{increase}} 5

|popular_vote1 = 15,362

|percentage1 = 42.91%

|swing1 = {{increase}} 13.16pp

|image2 = Edison James visits EU (cropped).jpg

|leader2 = Edison James

|party2 = United Workers' Party (Dominica)

|leaders_seat2 = Marigot

|last_election2 = 34.36%, 11 seats

|seats2 = 9

|seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 2

|popular_vote2 = 15,555

|percentage2 = 43.44%

|swing2 = {{increase}} 9.08pp

|image3 = Savarin entering (cropped).jpg

|leader3 = Charles Savarin

|party3 = Dominica Freedom Party

|leaders_seat3 = Roseau Central

|last_election3 = 35.81%, 5 seats

|seats3 = 2

|seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 3

|popular_vote3 = 4,858

|percentage3 = 13.57%

|swing3 = {{decrease}} 22.24pp

| map_image = Map of the 2000 Dominican general election.svg

| map_caption = Results by constituency

|title = Prime Minister

|posttitle = Prime Minister

|before_election = Edison James

|before_party = United Workers' Party (Dominica)

|after_election = Rosie Douglas

|after_party = Dominica Labour Party

}}

General elections were held in Dominica on 31 January 2000 and saw the Dominica Labour Party led by Rosie Douglas take power defeating the previous government of the United Workers' Party led by Edison James, despite the UWP receiving more votes. The DLP won 10 seats, the UWP 9 seats and the Dominica Freedom Party took 2 seats. Voter turnout was 59.25%.[http://avirtualdominica.com/election2000/election2000.htm Election 2000] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025061521/http://avirtualdominica.com/election2000/election2000.htm |date=October 25, 2007 }} The Dominica Labour Party formed a government in coalition with the Dominica Freedom Party.[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2091_00.htm Dominica: parliamentary elections House of Assembly, 2000] Voter turnout was 60.2%,Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p230 {{ISBN|978-0-19-928357-6}} the lowest since the introduction of universal suffrage in 1951.