Dominica Labour Party (DLP)

The Dominica Labour Party (DLP) is the oldest political party in Dominica. It was established by Phyllis Shand Allfrey and Emmanuel Christopher Loblack in 1955. The party contested the first general elections in 1961, and then in 1966, 1970, and in 1975.

The DLP lost the 1980 general elections to the Dominica Freedom Party (DFP), and also in 1985, 1990, and in 1995.

The DLP, however, won the elections again in 2000 – for the first time since 1975 – and subsequently created a coalition with the DFP, and Roosevelt “Rosie” Douglas became the Prime Minister of Dominica. Douglas died a few months later in office on October 1, 2000, and Pierre Charles was sworn in as Prime Minister. Charles also died in office on January 6, 2004, after suffering heart-related problems; and Foreign Minister Osborne Riviere acted as the prime minister until Education Minister Roosevelt Skerrit was sworn in as the Prime Minister and leader of the DLP.

Skerrit remains the Prime Minister and DLP leader of Dominica till date, having also won 2009, 2014, 2019 and 2022 general elections.

Edward Oliver LeBlanc was the DLP party leader in the House of Assembly from 1961 to 1970; Patrick John became the parliamentary party leader from 1975 to 1995; Rosie Douglas was the House party leader in 2000; and PM Roosevelt Skerrit remains the party leader from 2005 till date.

The party’s office address is: 18, Hanover Street, Roseau, Dominica. The party’s logo is a shoe.