Editing Dominant-party system (section)

===Caribbean and Central America===
*'''{{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}''': The [[Antigua Labour Party]] in Antigua and Barbuda, 1960–1971 and 1976–2004. They are currently ruling, but may not be yet considered dominant. 
*'''{{flag|Barbados}}''': The [[Barbados Labour Party]] in the [[Barbados]] from 1994 to 2008.They are currently ruling, but may not be yet considered dominant. The [[Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)|Democratic Labour Party]] from 1961 to 1976.
*'''{{flag|Bahamas}}''': The [[Progressive Liberal Party]] in the [[Bahamas]] from 1967 to 1992
*'''{{flag|Bermuda}}''': The [[United Bermuda Party]] in [[Bermuda]] from 1968 to 1998.
*'''{{flag|Costa Rica}}''':
**The [[National Republican Party (Costa Rica)|National Republican Party]] ruled Costa Rica between 1932 and 1948. 
**The [[National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)|National Liberation Party]] is often referred as the hegemonic or dominant party between 1953 and 1983 as it won most elections, it held the majority in the [[Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica|Legislative Assembly]] between 1953 and 1978, held consecutive governments several times and was only defeated in [[1958 Costa Rican general election|1958]], [[1966 Costa Rican general election|1966]] and [[1978 Costa Rican general election|1978]] thanks to the entire right-wing opposition nominating a common candidate in coalition. Only after 1983 with the merge of the [[Unity Coalition]] into the [[Social Christian Unity Party]] Costa Rica started its [[two-party system]].
**[[First Costa Rican Republic|Non-Partisan Liberals]] dominated Costa Rican presidency from 1846 to 1868.
** {{Flag|San José}}: [[Johnny Araya]] was the [[Mayor of San José, Costa Rica|Mayor of San Jose]] from 1998 to 2013 and from 2016 to 2024, both times almost entirely as a member of the [[National Liberation Party (Costa Rica)|National Liberation Party]].
*'''{{Flag|Dominican Republic}}''': The [[Blue Party (Dominican Republic)|Blue Party]] from 1879 to 1899. The [[Dominican Liberation Party]] from 2004 to 2020.
*'''{{Flag|El Salvador}}''': 
** The Liberal Party (PL) held the presidency from 1871 to 1903
** The [[National Democratic Party (El Salvador)|National Democratic Party]] (PDN) held the presidency from 1913 to 1931
** The [[National Pro Patria Party]] (PNPP) held the presidency from 1933 to 1944
** The [[National Coalition Party (El Salvador)|National Conciliation Party]] (PCN) held the presidency from 1962 to 1979
** The [[Nationalist Republican Alliance]] (ARENA) held the presidency from 1989 to 2009.
*'''{{flag|Guatemala}}''': The [[Conservative Party (Guatemala)|Conservative Party]] in Guatemala from 1851 and 1871; the [[Liberal Party (Guatemala)|Liberal Party]] in Guatemala from 1871 and 1920, 1921 and 1926, 1931 and 1944.
*'''{{Flag|Honduras}}''': The [[National Party of Honduras|National Party]] in Honduras from 1933 to 1956, and again from 2010 to 2022.
*'''{{flag|Nicaragua}}''':
**The [[Partido Liberal Nacionalista]] of the [[Somoza family]] held effective control from the 1930s to 1979. It was never the sole legal party, but elections were often fraught with accusations of fraud and improbable results.
**[[Conservative Party (Nicaragua)|Conservative Party]] ruled from 1857 to 1893
*'''{{flag|Puerto Rico}}''': The [[Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico|Popular Democratic Party]] in [[Puerto Rico]] from 1949 to 1969.
*'''{{Flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}''': [[People's National Movement]] ruled from 1956 to 1986.