Barbados General Election Results 1951

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Barbados General Election Results - 13 December 1951

General elections were held in Barbados on 13 December 1951, the first held under universal suffrage. Elections were held to renew all 24 members of the House of Assembly on the normal expiration of their mandate, using a first-past-the-post system.

Electoral System

The 24 members of the House of Assembly were elected in 12 double-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting.

Background

There were 95,939 registered electors.

Political Parties & Candidates

Three parties contested the 1951 General Election. The Barbados Labour Party (BLP), led by Gantley Adams; the Barbados Electors' Association (BEA); and the West Indian National Congress Party (CP), led by Wynter Crawford.

There were 46 candidates contesting the election: BLP - 17, BEA - 18, CP - 2, and 9 independent candidates.

Results

The Barbados Labour Party was returned to office with 15 of the 24 seats. The Electors' Association won four seats, the Congress Party won two seats, and there were three Independent Members.

Edna Ermyntrude Bourne was the first woman to be elected as a member of the House of Assembly.

Voter Turnout

Voter turnout was 64.65%.

Post-election

Ministerial government commenced on 1 February 1954. Sir Grantley Adams was the first Premier. Fred C. Goddard became the first Leader of the Opposition.

ELECTORAL SYSTEM

System	First-past-the-post

Elected Members	12 double-member constituencies

VOTER TURNOUT

Total Valid Votes

61,133

Invalid Votes

891

Total Votes Cast

62,024

Registered Voters

95,939

Voter Turnout

64.65%

CRITICAL DATES

Dissolution of House	Tue, 6 Nov 1951

Nomination Day	Thu, 22 Nov 1951

Polling Day	Thu, 13 Dec 1951

First Meeting of Parliament	Tue, 18 Dec 1951

BY THE NUMBERS

BLP

Barbados Labour Party

17
candidates

15 seats

53,321 votes (54.5%)

BEA

Barbados Electors Association

18
candidates

4 seats

29,131 votes (29.8%)

West Indian National Congress Party

2
candidates

2 seats

5,224
votes (5.3%)

IND

Independent Candidates

9
candidates

3 seats

10,212 votes (10.4%)

SEATS

13 seats for a majority

BLP

15 seats (+3)

IND

4 seats (+4)

BEA

SUMMARY RESULTS

Party	Code	Votes		Candidates	Seats
Party	Code	Total	% votes	Candidates	Number	Change
Barbados Labour Party	BLP	53,321	54.47%	17	15	+3

Babados Electors' Association	BEA	29,131	29.76%	18	4	-5

West Indian National Congress Party	CP	5,224	5.34%	2	2	-1

Independent Candidates	IND	10,212	10.43%	9	3	+3
Total Valid Votes		97,888	100%	46	24

ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

Constituency	Representative	Party
City of Bridgetown	MOTTLEY, Ernest Deighton	Babados Electors' Association
City of Bridgetown	LEWIS, A.E.S.	Barbados Labour Party

St. Michael	COX, Mencea E.	Barbados Labour Party
St. Michael	BRYAN, T.O.	Barbados Labour Party

Christ Church	TALMA, Cuthbert Edwy	Barbados Labour Party
Christ Church	GODDARD, Fred C.	Babados Electors' Association

St. Philip	CRAWFORD, Wynter Algernon	West Indian National Congress Party
St. Philip	MOTTLEY, James Christopher	West Indian National Congress Party

St. George	BARROW, Errol Walton	Barbados Labour Party
St. George	MILLER, Frederick Edward	Barbados Labour Party

St. John	ALLDER, Owen Taylor	Independent
St. John	VAUGHAN, Victor B.	Independent

St. Joseph	ADAMS, Grantley Herbert	Barbados Labour Party
St. Joseph	SMITH, Lloyd E.	Barbados Labour Party

St. James	HOLDER, Ellesworth St. Aubyn	Barbados Labour Party
St. James	WALCOTT, E.K.	Babados Electors' Association

St. Andrew	BOURNE, Edna Ermyntrude	Barbados Labour Party
St. Andrew	HAYNES, J.A.	Babados Electors' Association

St. Lucy	BRANCKER, John Eustace Theodore	Barbados Labour Party
St. Lucy	WILLIAMS, L.A.	Barbados Labour Party

St. Peter	HUSBANDS, Kenmore Nathaniel Rhystone	Barbados Labour Party
St. Peter	WALCOTT, Frank Leslie	Barbados Labour Party

St. Thomas	MAPP, Ronald G.	Barbados Labour Party
St. Thomas	CUMMINS, Hugh Gordon	Barbados Labour Party

SUMMARY BY CONSTITUENCY, CANDIDATE, AND PARTY

Constituency	Candidate	Party	Votes	%Votes
Bridgetown	ERNEST DEIGHTON MOTTLEY	BEA	2,831	41.66%
	A.E.S. LEWIS	BLP	1,998	29.40%
	T.W. Miller	IND	1,027	15.11%
	V.W.A. Chase	BEA	848	12.48%
	A.M. Maynard	IND	91	1.34%

St. Michael	MENCEA E. COX	BLP	11,135	37.62%
	T.O. BRYAN	BLP	10,736	36.27%
	A.R. Toppin	BEA	4,925	16.64%
	V. Griffith	BEA	2,802	9.47%

Christ Church	CUTHBERT EDWY TALMA	BLP	5,231	54.07%
	FRED C. GODDARD	BEA	2,248	23.24%
	W.W. Reece	BEA	1,978	20.44%
	L.B. Brathwaite	IND	135	1.40%
	A.W. Birch	IND	83	0.86%

St. Philip	WYNTER ALGERNON CRAWFORD	CP	3,044	36.23%
	JAMES CHRISTOPHER MOTTLEY	CP	2,180	25.95%
	H.L. Smith	BEA	1,752	20.85%
	D.D. Garner	BLP	1,425	16.96%

St. George	ERROL WALTON BARROW	BLP	3,616	38.37%
	FREDERICK EDWARD MILLER	BLP	3,476	36.88%
	Herbert A. Dowding	BEA	2,333	24.75%

St. John	OWEN TAYLOR ALLDER	IND	1,893	38.30%
	VICTOR B. VAUGHAN	IND	1,236	25.01%
	James Cameron Tudor	BLP	912	18.45%
	G.B. Niles	BEA	558	11.29%
	Evans McG. Webster	IND	343	6.94%

St. Joseph	GRANTLEY HERBERT ADAMS	BLP	2,026	43.05%
	LLOYD E. SMITH	BLP	1,897	40.31%
	W.R. Coward	BEA	783	16.64%

St. James	ELLESWORTH ST. AUBYN HOLDER	BLP	3,030	51.53%
	E.K. WALCOTT	BEA	1,489	25.32%
	J.H. Wilkinson	BEA	1,361	23.15%

St. Andrew	EDNA ERMYNTRUDE BOURNE	BLP	1,372	35.49%
	J.A. HAYNES	BEA	1,316	34.04%
	L.E. Gill	BEA	1,178	30.47%

St. Lucy	JOHN EUSTACE THEODORE BRANKER	BLP	1,686	35.27%
	L.A. WILLIAMS	BLP	1,315	27.51%
	E.L. Ward	BEA	1,119	23.41%
	S.A. Walcott	BEA	487	10.19%
	I.C. Sobers	IND	173	3.62%

St. Peter	K.N. HUSBANDS	BLP	2,468	47.78%
	FRANK L. WALCOTT	BLP	2,203	42.65%
	C.C. Cumberbatch	BEA	494	9.56%

St. Thomas	RONALD G. MAPP	BLP	2,017	43.33%
	HUGH GORDON CUMMINS	BLP	2,009	43.16%
	J.W. Hewitt	BEA	629	13.51%

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POLITICAL PARTIES

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United Progressive Party

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SUMMARY BY CONSTITUENCY AND PARTY

Constituency	Registered	BLP	BEA	CP	IND	Total Valid	Valid Ballots	Invalid Votes	Total Votes	Turnout
City of Bridgetown	6,281	1,998	3,679	-	1,118	6,795	4,708	23	4,731	75.32%

St. Michael	32,735	21,871	7,727	-	-	29,598	16,986	146	17,132	52.34%

Christ Church	12,612	-	4,226	-	5,449	9,675	7,421	191	7,612	60.36%

St. Philip	7,146	1,425	1,752	5,224	-	8,401	5,003	129	5,132	71.82%

St. George	7,301	7,092	2,333	-	-	9,425	5,605	175	5,780	79.17%

St. John	4,791	912	558	-	3,472	4,942	3,352	44	3,396	70.88%

St. Joseph	3,583	3,923	783	-	-	4,706	2,666	45	2,711	75.66%

St. James	5,744	3,030	2,850	-	-	5,880	4,370	24	4,394	76.50%

St. Andrew	3,363	1,372	2,494	-	-	3,866	2,664	25	2,689	79.96%

St. Lucy	3,925	3,001	1,606	-	173	4,780	2,979	26	3,005	76.56%

St. Peter	4,333	4,671	494	-	-	5,165	2,797	37	2,834	65.41%

St. Thomas	4,125	4,026	629	-	-	4,655	2,582	26	2,608	63.22%
Total	95,939	53,321	29,131	5,224	10,212	97,888	61,133	891	62,024	64.65%

Key

Bajan Free Party	NDP = National Democratic Party	United Progressive Party
Barbados Integrity Movement	People's Democratic Congress	WPB = Workers Party of Barbados
Barbados Labour Party	PEP = People's Empowerment Party	Independent Candidate
Democratic Labour Party	PPA = People's Political Alliance	*incumbent
Kingdom Government of Barbados	Solutions Barbados	** Political Leader

Sources

Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission

Bajan Free Party (2018). Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/Bajan-Free-Party-BFP-HonAlex-MitchellEl-1767331239973521/

Barbados Integrity Movement (2018). Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/barbdaosintegritymovement/?ref=py_c

Barbados Labour Party. (2018). Retrieved from https://www.blp.org.bb/

Coalition of United Party. (2018) Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/alexmitchell.el/

Democratic Labour Party. (2018). Retrieved from http://dlpbarbados.org/site/

Solutions Barbados. (2018). Retrieved from https://solutionsbarbados.com/

United Progressive Party. (2018). Retrieved from https://uppbarbados.org/

Inter-Parliamentary Union. (2018). Barbados. Retrieved from http://archive.ipu.org/parline/reports/2025_E.htm

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