Bentley Royer
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Julien Bentley Royer is a Dominica
n politician in the Dominica Labour Party
and a former schoolteacher. He served briefly as a senator in the Dominica House of Assembly in 2010, and has twice been an unsuccessful candidate for an elected seat.
Royer was born in Salisbury, Dominica. He graduated from the Dominica Teacher's Training College and also studied in Jamaica. Royer taught auto mechanics at the Goodwill Secondary School and has served as a board member of the Salisbury Credit Union.
Royer contested the Salisbury constituency on the Labour Party ticket in the 2009 general election
. He lost to the opposition United Workers Party
candidate Hector John
on 18 December 2009, with 512 to John's 817 votes (38.1% to 60.7%). Royer was then appointed to serve as a senator in the House of Assembly on 4 February 2010. Royer resigned his seat to again contest the Salisbury constituency in a by-election
, after John's seat was declared vacant due to the UWP boycott of the House of Assembly. Royer again lost to John on 9 July 2010, with 415 votes to John's 772 (34.6% to 64.4%).
He is married and has five children.
Dominica
Dominica , officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its size is and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of . The Commonwealth...
n politician in the Dominica Labour Party
Dominica Labour Party
The Dominica Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Dominica.-History:Founded in 1955 by Phyllis Shand Allfrey and Emmanuel Christopher Loblack, it is the oldest political party in Dominica. It first contested general elections in 1961, winning seven of the eleven seats. In the next...
and a former schoolteacher. He served briefly as a senator in the Dominica House of Assembly in 2010, and has twice been an unsuccessful candidate for an elected seat.
Royer was born in Salisbury, Dominica. He graduated from the Dominica Teacher's Training College and also studied in Jamaica. Royer taught auto mechanics at the Goodwill Secondary School and has served as a board member of the Salisbury Credit Union.
Royer contested the Salisbury constituency on the Labour Party ticket in the 2009 general election
Dominican general election, 2009
A parliamentary election was held in Dominica on 18 December 2009, to elect the 21 Representatives of the House of Assembly. The incumbent Dominica Labour Party increased its majority to 18 of 21 seats, winning a third term.-Key:...
. He lost to the opposition United Workers Party
United Workers' Party (Dominica)
The United Workers' Party is a centrist political party in Dominica. As of the 2009 general election, it is the only opposition party represented in the House of Assembly of Dominica, holding three of the twenty-one seats...
candidate Hector John
Hector John
Hector John is a Dominican politician in the United Workers' Party. He is the current Leader of the Opposition, the youngest ever to hold that position. He was first elected as a Representative to the House of Assembly in 2009....
on 18 December 2009, with 512 to John's 817 votes (38.1% to 60.7%). Royer was then appointed to serve as a senator in the House of Assembly on 4 February 2010. Royer resigned his seat to again contest the Salisbury constituency in a by-election
Dominican by-election, 2010
A by-election was held on 9 July 2010 in Dominica, to fill two seats in the House of Assembly that were declared vacant. The contested seats were both won by significant margins by the incumbent candidates, who were members of the opposition United Workers' Party.Following the results of the 2009...
, after John's seat was declared vacant due to the UWP boycott of the House of Assembly. Royer again lost to John on 9 July 2010, with 415 votes to John's 772 (34.6% to 64.4%).
He is married and has five children.