title: 1947 Dominican general election
text: # 1947 Dominican general election
  
  General elections were held in Dominica in May 1947.
  
  ## Electoral system
  
  The Legislative Council had eleven members; the Administrator as president, two ex officio members, three appointed members and five elected members. The Administrator could vote only to break a tie.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Constituency | Elected member |
  | - | - |
  | Eastern | Elma Napier |
  | Northern | Tyrell Michael Bertrand |
  | Roseau | C.A.H. Dupigny |
  | Southern | Arthur Pemberton |
  | Western | George Austin Winston |
  | Source: Pierre ||
  
  The appointed members were James O. Aird, Clement Joseph Leonard Dupigny and Howell Donald Shillingford.
  
  