1957 Dominican general election Election in DominicaPolitics of DominicaExecutive President Sylvanie Burton Prime Minister (list) Roosevelt Skerrit Cabinet Legislative House of Assembly Speaker: Joseph Isaac Leader of the Opposition Elections Recent elections General: 20192022 Political parties Administrative divisions (parishes)Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Kenneth Darroux Diplomatic missions of / in Dominica Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Other countries General elections were held in Dominica on 15 August 1957.[1] No political parties contested the elections and all candidates ran as independents. Voter turnout was 75.6%. ResultsPartyVotes%Seats+/–Independents16,626100.0080Total16,626100.0080Valid votes16,62694.26Invalid/blank votes1,0135.74Total votes17,639100.00Registered voters/turnout23,34875.55Source: NohlenReferences ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p230 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6 Elections in DominicaGeneral elections 1832 1836 1862 1863 1865 1886 1898 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1944 1947 1951 1954 1957 1961 1966 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2009 2014 2019 2022 By-elections 1940 1946 1955 1958 1973 2010 West Indies elections 1958