Barbados General Election Results 1961

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Barbados General Election Results - 4 December 1961

General elections were held in Barbados on 4 December 1961. 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. There was no fixed election date in effect in Barbados at this time; hence, the choice of election date is the prerogative of the Premier.

Background

Barbados attained full internal self-government in 1961.

There were 104,518 registered electors 43,342 males and 61,176 females.

Political Parties & Candidates

Three parties contested the 1961 General Election. The Barbados Labour Party (BLP), led by Hugh Gordon Cummins; the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) led by Premier Errol Barrow; and the Barbados National Party (BNP), led by Ernest D. Mottley.

There were 60 candidates contesting the election: BLP - 22, DLP - 16, BNP - 12, and 10 independent candidates.

Results

Although the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) received more votes, the result was a victory for the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), which won 14 of the 24 seats. The BLP won five seats, the BNP won four seats and one independent member was elected.

Errol Barrow, was sworn in as the Third Premier of Barbados.

Voter Turnout

Voter turnout was 61.3%.

ELECTORAL SYSTEM

System	First-past-the-post

Elected Members	12 double-member constituencies

VOTER TURNOUT

Total Valid Votes

63,536

Invalid Votes

554

Total Votes Cast

64,090

Registered Voters

104,518

Voter Turnout

61.32%

CRITICAL DATES

Dissolution of House	-

Nomination Day	-

Polling Day	Mon, 4 Dec 1961

First Meeting of Parliament	-

POLITICAL LEADERS

		Hugh Gordon CUMMINS Barbados Labour Party (BLP)

		Errol Walton BARROW Democratic Labour Party (DLP)

		Ernest D. MOTTLEY Barbados National Party (BNP)

BY THE NUMBERS

BLP
	22 candidates
	5 seats
	40,096 votes (36.8%)

DLP
	16 candidates
	14 seats
	39,534 votes (36.3%)

BNP

Barbados National
Party

12 candidates

4 seats

24,015 votes (22.1%)

IND

Independent Candidates

10
candidates

1 seat

5,263
votes (4.8%)

SEATS

13 seats for a majority

BLP

5 seats (-10)

4 (+4)

BNP

IND

14 seats (+10)

DLP

SUMMARY RESULTS

Party	Code	Votes			Candidates	Seats
Party	Code	Total	% votes	Change	Candidates	Number	Change
Barbados Labour Party	BLP	40,096	36.82%	-12.53%	22	5	-10

Democratic Labour Party	DLP	39,534	36.30%	+16.38%	16	14	+10

Barbados National Party	BNP	24,015	22.05%	+22.05%	12	4	+4

Independent Candidates	IND	5,263	4.83%	-2.82%	10	1	-1
Total Valid Votes		108,908	100%	23%	60	24	+3

ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

Constituency	Representative	Party
City of Bridgetown	MOTTLEY, Ernest Deighton	Barbados National Party
City of Bridgetown	LYNCH, Louis A.	Barbados National Party

St. Michael	SEALY, S.E.	Barbados National Party
St. Michael	FERGUSSON, George Granville	Democratic Labour Party

Christ Church	TALMA, Cuthbert Edwy	Democratic Labour Party
Christ Church	GODDARD, Fred C.	Barbados National Party

St. Philip	CRAWFORD, Wynter Algernon	Democratic Labour Party
St. Philip	WEEKES, Reynold S.	Democratic Labour Party

St. George	LOWE, W.R.	Democratic Labour Party
St. George	MILLER, Frederick Edward	Barbados Labour Party

St. John	BARROW, Errol Walton	Democratic Labour Party
St. John	YEARWOOD, J.B.	Democratic Labour Party

St. Joseph	COWARD, W.R.	Barbados Labour Party
St. Joseph	SMITH, Lloyd E.	Barbados Labour Party

St. James	CARMICHAEL. E. Lisle	Democratic Labour Party
St. James	HOLDER, Ellesworth St. Aubyn	Barbados Labour Party

St. Andrew	CORBIN, J.W.	Democratic Labour Party
St. Andrew	EDWARDS, Arlington DaCosta	Democratic Labour Party

St. Lucy	BRANCKER, John Eustace Theodore	Democratic Labour Party
St. Lucy	TUDOR, James Cameron	Democratic Labour Party

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

St. Thomas	BATSON, G.V.	Democratic Labour Party
St. Thomas	BOXILL, Neville Wilfred	Democratic Labour Party

SUMMARY BY CONSTITUENCY, CANDIDATE, AND PARTY

Constituency	Candidate	Party	Votes	%Votes
City of Bridgetown	E.D. MOTTLEY	BNP	2,300	35.87%
	L.A. LYNCH	BNP	1,598	24.92%
	T.W. Miller	BLP	1,063	16.58%
	L.S. Carmichael	DLP	1,019	15.89%
	O.O. Alleyne	BLP	352	5.49%
	C.S.A. Haddock	IND	80	1.25%

St. Michael	S.E. SEALY	BNP	12,051	32.21%
	G. FERGUSSON	DLP	11,940	31.92%
	M.E. Cox	BLP	7,544	20.17%
	T.O. Bryan	BLP	5,874	15.70%

Christ Church	C.E. TALMA	DLP	4,047	33.68%
	F.C. GODDARD	BNP	3,975	33.08%
	C.B. Jones	BLP	2,350	19.56%
	L.B. Brathwaite	BLP	1,643	13.67%

St. Philip	W.A. CRAWFORD	DLP	2,987	34.97%
	R.S. WEEKES	DLP	2,628	30.77%
	L.E. Alleyne	BNP	1,475	17.27%
	D.D. Garner	BLP	1,452	17.00%

St. George	R. LOWE	DLP	2,646	30.67%
	F.E. MILLER	BLP	2,226	25.80%
	G.S. Stoute	BLP	2,130	24.69%
	O. Clarke	IND	804	9.32%
	r.A. Crawford	BNP	435	5.04%
	Mrs. E.L. Martin	BNP	387	4.49%

St. John	E.W. BARROW	DLP	2,131	34.23%
	J.B. YEARWOOD	DLP	1,466	23.55%
	O.T. Allder	BLP	1,167	18.75%
	L.St.A. Thorne	BLP	1,011	16.24%
	E.E. Mayers	BNP	270	4.34%
	E.McG. Webster	IND	180	2.89%

St. Joseph	W.R. COWARD	BLP	1,820	39.98%
	L.E. SMITH	BLP	1,677	36.84%
	D.D. Payne	DLP	671	14.74%
	L.A. Vaughan	IND	351	7.71%
	J.N. Arthur	IND	33	0.72%

St. James	E.L. CARMICHAEL	DLP	2,193	30.82%
	E.STA. HOLDER	BLP	1,695	23.82%
	C.B. Searle	BLP	1,270	17.85%
	G.B.S. Straughn	IND	1,233	17.33%
	J.D. Ifill	BNP	533	7.49%
	W.C.B. Hinds	IND	152	2.14%
	O.S. Murray	IND	40	0.56%

St. Andrew	J.W. CORBIN	DLP	1,118	32.24%
	A.D. EDWARDS	DLP	922	26.59%
	Mrs. E.E. Bourne	BLP	558	16.09%
	B. Vaughan	BNP	402	11.59%
	D. Hope	IND	298	8.59%
	G.W. Hope	IND	170	4.90%

St. Lucy	J.E.T. BRANKER	DLP	1,592	35.35%
	J.C. TUDOR	DLP	1,544	34.29%
	F.A. Greaves	BLP	1,367	30.36%

St. Peter	F.L. WALCOTT	IND	1,992	40.90%
	K.N.R. HUSBANDS	BLP	1,766	36.26%
	H.A. Williams	BLP	715	14.68%
	F.M. Gilkes	BNP	397	8.15%

St. Thomas	G.V. BATSON	DLP	1,376	27.15%
	N.M. BOXILL	DLP	1,254	24.74%
	R.G. Mapp	BLP	1,192	23.52%
	Dr. H.G. Cummins	BLP	1,054	20.80%
	D.A.M. Haynes	BNP	192	3.79%

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SUMMARY BY CONSTITUENCY AND PARTY

Constituency	Registered	BLP	DLP	BNP	IND	Total Valid	Invalid Votes	Total Votes	Turnout
City of Bridgetown	5,674	1,415	1,019	3,898	80	6,412	19	3,592	63.31%

St. Michael	37,609	13,418	11,940	12,051	-	37,409	160	21,100	56.10%

Christ Church	15,112	3,993	4,047	3,975	-	12,015	76	8,341	55.19%

St. Philip	7,482	1,452	5,615	1,475	-	8,542	55	5,074	67.82%

St. George	7,754	4,356	2,646	822	904	8,728	83	4,981	64.24%

St. John	4,889	2,178	3,597	270	180	6,225	18	3,440	70.36%

St. Joseph	3,705	3,497	671	-	384	4,552	27	2,548	68.77%

St. James	6,300	2,965	2,193	533	1,425	7,116	10	2,646	42.00%

St. Andrew	3,071	728	2,040	402	298	3,468	21	4,198	136.70%

St. Lucy	3,996	1,367	3,136	-	-	4,503	39	2,106	52.70%

St. Peter	4,539	2,481	-	397	1,992	4,870	25	3,221	70.96%

St. Thomas	4,387	2,246	2,630	192	-	5,068	21	2,843	64.81%
Total	104,518	40,096	39,534	24,015	5,263	108,908	554	64,090	61.32%

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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