Founded in 1955 by
Phyllis Shand Allfrey and
Emmanuel Christopher Loblack, the Dominica Labour Party is the oldest political party in Dominica. It first contested general elections in
1961, winning seven of the eleven seats, and party leader
Edward Leblanc became
Premier of Dominica. In the
next elections in 1966 it won all but one of the seats. The party split and former leader Leblanc won the
1970 elections under the banner of
Leblanc Labour Party. ==Leadership==