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{{Short description|Electoral district of Dominica}}
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|party= {{Legend2|{{party color|Dominica Labour Party}}}} [[Dominica Labour Party]]
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|members= [[Denise Charles-Pemberton]]
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'''Soufrière''' is one of the 21 [[electoral district]]s of the [[House of Assembly of Dominica]]. It contains the areas of [[Pointe Michel]], [[Scotts Head, Dominica|Scotts Head]], and [[Soufrière, Dominica|Soufrière]].{{cite web|url=https://www.electoraloffice.gov.dm/constituencies/list-of-constituencies|title=List of Constituencies|publisher=Electoral Office|accessdate=22 April 2026}} It is currently represented by [[Dominica Labour Party]] MP [[Denise Charles-Pemberton]].
==Electorate==
The following is a list of the number of eligible voters in the Soufrière constituency at the time of each election provided by the Electoral Office of Dominica.
{| class=wikitable
|- valign=bottom
! Year
! Electorate
! Notes
|-
| 1975
| 1,935
| {{cite web|url=https://www.electoraloffice.gov.dm/past-general-elections/1975-general-election-results|title=1975 General Election Results|publisher=Electoral Office|accessdate=22 April 2026}}
|-
| 1980
| 1,892
| {{cite web|url=https://www.electoraloffice.gov.dm/past-general-elections/1980-general-election-results|title=1980 General Election Results|publisher=Electoral Office|accessdate=22 April 2026}}
|-
| 1985
| 2,095
| {{cite web|url=https://www.electoraloffice.gov.dm/past-general-elections/1985-general-election-results|title=1985 General Election Results|publisher=Electoral Office|accessdate=22 April 2026}}
|-
| 1990
| 2,188
| {{cite web|url=https://www.electoraloffice.gov.dm/past-general-elections/1990-general-election-results|title=1990 General Election Results|publisher=Electoral Office|accessdate=22 April 2026}}
|-
| 1995
| 2,596
| {{cite web|url=https://www.electoraloffice.gov.dm/past-general-elections/1995-general-election-results|title=1995 General Election Results|publisher=Electoral Office|accessdate=22 April 2026}}
|-
| 2000
| 2,689
| {{cite web|url=https://www.electoraloffice.gov.dm/past-general-elections/2000-general-election-results|title=2000 General Election Results|publisher=Electoral Office|accessdate=22 April 2026}}
|-
| 2005
| 3,149
| {{cite web|url=https://www.electoraloffice.gov.dm/past-general-elections/2005-general-election-results|title=2005 General Election Results|publisher=Electoral Office|accessdate=22 April 2026}}
|-
| 2014
| 3,426
| {{cite web|url=https://www.electoraloffice.gov.dm/past-general-elections/2014-general-elections-results|title=2014 General Election Results|publisher=Electoral Office|accessdate=22 April 2026}}
|-
| 2016
| 3,431
| {{cite web|url=https://www.electoraloffice.gov.dm/past-general-elections/2016-soufriere-by-election-results|title=2016 Soufriere By-Election Results|publisher=Electoral Office|accessdate=22 April 2026}}
|-
| 2019
| 3,463
| {{cite web|url=https://www.electoraloffice.gov.dm/past-general-elections/2019-general-elections-results|title=2019 General Election Results|publisher=Electoral Office|accessdate=22 April 2026}}
|-
| 2022
| 3,460
| {{cite web|url=https://www.electoraloffice.gov.dm/past-general-elections/2022-general-election-results|title=2022 General Election Results|publisher=Electoral Office|accessdate=22 April 2026}}
|}
==List of representatives==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Election
!Years
! Member
! colspan="2" |PartyIndicates party the MP was running with during their election.
!Notes
|-
| [[1975 Dominican general election|1975]]
| 1975 – 1985
| [[Anthony Moise]]
|{{Party name with color|Dominica Freedom Party|rowspan=3}}
|
|-
| [[1985 Dominican general election|1985]]
| 1985 – 2000
| [[Charles Maynard (Dominican politician)|Charles Maynard]]
|
|-
| [[2000 Dominican general election|2000]]
| 2000 – 2005
| Frederick Baron
|
|-
| [[2005 Dominican general election|2005]]
| 2005 – 2009
| [[Ian Pinard]]
|{{Party name with color|Dominica Labour Party|rowspan=4}}
|
|-
| [[2009 Dominican general election|2009]]
| 2009 – 2014
| Sam Martin
|{{cite web|url=https://www.electoraloffice.gov.dm/past-general-elections/2009-general-election-results|title=2009 General Election Results|publisher=Electoral Office|accessdate=22 April 2026}}
|-
| [[2009 Dominican general election|2009]]
| 2014 – 2016
| [[Ian Pinard]]
|Resigned.{{cite web|url=https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/politics/update-ian-pinard-resigns-as-soufriere-mp/|title=UPDATE: Ian Pinard resigns as Soufriere MP|publisher=Dominica News Online|date=26 April 2016|accessdate=6 September 2025}}
|-
| [[2016 Soufrière by-election|2016]]By-election
| 2016 –
| [[Denise Charles-Pemberton]]
|
|}
==Electoral history==
The following is a list of election results from the Electoral Office of Dominica. The election results lack spoiled and rejected ballots.
{{Election results
|caption=[[2009 Dominican general election|2009 Soufrière general election]]
|cand1=Sam Martin
|party1=[[Dominica Labour Party]]
|votes1=1214
|cand2=Glen Etienne
|party2=[[United Workers' Party (Dominica)|United Workers' Party]]
|votes2=777
|cand3=Felita Paul Thomas
|party3=[[Dominica Freedom Party]]
|votes3=53
| result = [[Dominica Labour Party|DLP]] '''hold'''
|source=
}}
{{Election results
|caption=[[2014 Dominican general election|2014 Soufrière general election]]
|cand1=[[Ian Pinard]]
|party1=[[Dominica Labour Party]]
|votes1=1326
|cand2=Higgs Adams
|party2=[[United Workers' Party (Dominica)|United Workers' Party]]
|votes2=822
| result = [[Dominica Labour Party|DLP]] '''hold'''
|source=
}}
{{Election results
|caption=[[2016 Soufrière by-election]]
|cand1=[[Denise Charles-Pemberton]]
|party1=[[Dominica Labour Party]]
|votes1=1345
|cand2=Higgs Adams
|party2=[[United Workers' Party (Dominica)|United Workers' Party]]
|votes2=562
| result = [[Dominica Labour Party|DLP]] '''hold'''
|source=
}}
{{Election results
|caption=[[2019 Dominican general election|2019 Soufrière general election]]
|cand1=[[Denise Charles-Pemberton]]
|party1=[[Dominica Labour Party]]
|votes1=1352
|cand2=Samuel Christian
|party2=[[United Workers' Party (Dominica)|United Workers' Party]]
|votes2=602
| result = [[Dominica Labour Party|DLP]] '''hold'''
|source=
}}
{{Election results
|caption=[[2022 Dominican general election|2022 Soufrière general election]]
|cand1=[[Denise Charles-Pemberton]]
|party1=[[Dominica Labour Party]]
|votes1=1257
|cand2= Tahira Blanchard
|party2=[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|votes2=79
| result = [[Dominica Labour Party|DLP]] '''hold'''
|source=
}}
