The Electoral Office of Dominica has announced the official results of the Woodfordhill Village Council General Election held on Wednesday, June 17, 2020.
1. Joseph Russell - 106 votes
2. Curnelle Thomas - 101 votes
3. Bernadette Lawrence - 80 votes
4. Rickson Bazil - 75 votes
5. Joseph De Jean, Tabique Lockhart and Vica Wallace each received 67 votes.
The other candidates received votes as follows:
1. Vickey Joseph - 66 votes
2. Richardson Viville - 60 votes
3. Savina Bazil - 58 votes
4. Nicholas Bruno - 52 votes
5. Karen Celestine - 22 votes
6. Wendy Auguiste - 21 votes
7. Nakisha Angol - 16 votes
223 electors or 25.17% of the electorate voted, of which 101 or 45.29% were male and 122 or 54.71% were female.
The Electoral Office thanks electors who cast a ballot for following the Ministry of Health guidelines, which were in effect at the polling station.
Voting commenced at eight o’clock in the morning and end at five o’clock in the afternoon, without incident.
The election was initially scheduled to be held on April 6, 2020 and was postponed due to concerns over the Covid—19 pandemic.