0 0 0 ▁elections , ▁the ▁party ▁won ▁ 4 3 . 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁vote ▁and ▁ 9 ▁out ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁elected ▁members ▁of ▁parliament . ▁Though ▁it ▁captured ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁votes , ▁it ▁got ▁fewer ▁seats ▁than ▁the ▁Domin ica ▁Labour ▁Party . ▁The ▁party ▁was ▁therefore ▁once ▁again ▁in ▁opposition . ▁James ▁continued ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁party , ▁which ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁t ough ▁campaign ▁for ▁the ▁ 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁elections , ▁but ▁lost ▁ 1 ▁seat . ▁After ▁the ▁election , ▁this ▁time ▁receiving ▁fewer ▁votes ▁than ▁the ▁Domin ica ▁Labour ▁Party , ▁the ▁party ▁held ▁ 8 ▁seats ▁in ▁Parliament ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁opposition . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁James ▁stood ▁down ▁as ▁political ▁leader ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Att orney ▁Earl ▁Williams , ▁Minister ▁of ▁Communic ations ▁and ▁Works ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁U WP ▁administration . ▁Williams ▁defeated ▁found ing ▁member ▁and ▁then ▁Deput y ▁Le ader ▁Julius ▁Tim othy ▁who ▁also ▁sought ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁party . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁Tim othy , ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁under ▁the ▁U WP ▁government , ▁left ▁the ▁party ▁and ▁crossed ▁the ▁floor ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Domin ica ▁Labour ▁Party ▁government . ▁This ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁U WP ▁being ▁reduced ▁to ▁seven ▁seats ▁in ▁Parliament . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 0 : ▁general ▁election , ▁boy c ott , ▁and ▁by - e lection ▁In ▁the ▁general