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Prevost was appointed as a senator to the House of Assembly from 1990 to 2005.<ref name="UWP profile">{{citation |url=http://www.uwpdm.com/np.html |title=Norris Prevost candidate profile |publisher=[[United Workers' Party (Dominica)|United Workers' Party]] |accessdate=22 February 2011 }}.</ref> From 1995 to 2000, he served as the Minister of Tourism.<ref name="UWP profile" /> He was elected as a representative to the House of Assembly in the [[Dominican general election, 2005|2005 general election]], from the [[Roseau]] Central constituency.<ref name="UWP profile" /> Prevost was reelected in the [[Dominican general election, 2009|2009 general election]], by the narrow margin of 839 votes to 836 for his [[Dominica Labour Party|Labour Party]] opponent, [[Alvin Bernard]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://electoraloffice.gov.dm/wp-content/uploads/election2009_final_count.pdf |title=House of Assembly General Election 2009 - Final Count |author=Electoral Office |publisher=Commonwealth of Dominica |date=21 December 2009 |accessdate=22 February 2011}}.</ref> |
Prevost was appointed as a senator to the House of Assembly from 1990 to 2005.<ref name="UWP profile">{{citation |url=http://www.uwpdm.com/np.html |title=Norris Prevost candidate profile |publisher=[[United Workers' Party (Dominica)|United Workers' Party]] |accessdate=22 February 2011 }}.</ref> From 1995 to 2000, he served as the Minister of Tourism.<ref name="UWP profile" /> He was elected as a representative to the House of Assembly in the [[Dominican general election, 2005|2005 general election]], from the [[Roseau]] Central constituency.<ref name="UWP profile" /> Prevost was reelected in the [[Dominican general election, 2009|2009 general election]], by the narrow margin of 839 votes to 836 for his [[Dominica Labour Party|Labour Party]] opponent, [[Alvin Bernard]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://electoraloffice.gov.dm/wp-content/uploads/election2009_final_count.pdf |title=House of Assembly General Election 2009 - Final Count |author=Electoral Office |publisher=Commonwealth of Dominica |date=21 December 2009 |accessdate=22 February 2011}}.</ref> |
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The 2009 erection overall was a loss for the UWP, which lost four seats to retain only three. Prevost subsequently joined the UWP boycott of the House of Assembly, in protest against alleged election irregularities.<ref>{{citation |title=Opposition continues boycott of Parliament |url=http://www.caribbeandailynews.com/?p=9713 |accessdate=25 September 2010 |publisher=Caribbean Daily News |date=29 March 2010 }}.</ref> Prevost became the only UWP member to break the boycott, taking his seat on 29 April 2010 in what he stated was a strategic move on behalf of the UWP.<ref>{{citation |title=A strategic move – Norris Prevost justifies his attendance at Parliament |url=http://dominicanewsonline.com/dno/breaking-news-uwp-mp-enters-parliament-building/ |publisher=Dominica News Online |date=29 April 2010 |accessdate=22 February 2011}}.</ref> The other two UWP seats were declared vacant and a [[Dominican by-election, 2010|by-election]] held, though both UWP members won to retain their seats.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/caribbean/news/story/2010/07/100709_pmbriefsfri.shtml |title=BBC Caribbean News in Brief: Opposition wins Dominica by-election |publisher=[[BBC Caribbean]] |date=12 July 2010 |accessdate=22 February 2011 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 23:22, 2 July 2011
Norris Prevost is a Dominican politician in the United Workers' Party. He has served in the House of Assembly of Dominica since 2000.
Prevost graduated from the University of the West Indies, with a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural economics, and a Master of Business Administration.[1] He also earned a Master in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.[1]
Prevost was appointed as a senator to the House of Assembly from 1990 to 2005.[1] From 1995 to 2000, he served as the Minister of Tourism.[1] He was elected as a representative to the House of Assembly in the 2005 general election, from the Roseau Central constituency.[1] Prevost was reelected in the 2009 general election, by the narrow margin of 839 votes to 836 for his Labour Party opponent, Alvin Bernard.[2]
The 2009 erection overall was a loss for the UWP, which lost four seats to retain only three. Prevost subsequently joined the UWP boycott of the House of Assembly, in protest against alleged election irregularities.[3] Prevost became the only UWP member to break the boycott, taking his seat on 29 April 2010 in what he stated was a strategic move on behalf of the UWP.[4] The other two UWP seats were declared vacant and a by-election held, though both UWP members won to retain their seats.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e Norris Prevost candidate profile, United Workers' Party, retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ Electoral Office (21 December 2009), House of Assembly General Election 2009 - Final Count (PDF), Commonwealth of Dominica, retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ Opposition continues boycott of Parliament, Caribbean Daily News, 29 March 2010, retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ A strategic move – Norris Prevost justifies his attendance at Parliament, Dominica News Online, 29 April 2010, retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ BBC Caribbean News in Brief: Opposition wins Dominica by-election, BBC Caribbean, 12 July 2010, retrieved 22 February 2011
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