▁Its ▁past ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁O pp osition ▁in ▁the ▁Assembly ▁is ▁H ector ▁John . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁Work ers ' ▁Party ▁with ▁less ▁than ▁ 3 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁votes ▁was ▁the ▁majority ▁party ▁in ▁Domin ica ' s ▁parliament ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁led ▁by ▁party ▁co - found er ▁Ed ison ▁James ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Domin ica . ▁ ▁James ▁currently ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁U WP ' s ▁president . ▁ ▁The ▁party ▁now ▁has ▁a ▁new ▁leader , ▁Len no x ▁L inton ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁current ▁Le ader ▁of ▁the ▁O pp osition . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁general ▁elections , ▁the ▁party ▁won ▁ 6 ▁seats ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 . ▁This ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁ 3 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁party ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁by ▁Ed ison ▁James , ▁Julius ▁Tim othy , ▁Nor ris ▁Pre v ost , ▁Dennis ▁La ▁Bass iere ▁and ▁others . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁elections , ▁the ▁U WP ▁won ▁ 6 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 ▁seats ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁official ▁opposition . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁the ▁U WP ▁won ▁ 1 1 ▁seats ▁at ▁the ▁general ▁elections ▁forming ▁the ▁first ▁U WP ▁government ▁head ed ▁by ▁Ed ison ▁James ▁as ▁prime ▁minister . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁ 2