Barbados General Election Results 1976

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Barbados General Election Results - 2 September 1976

General elections were held in Barbados on 2 September 1976. Elections were held for all 24 seats in the House of Assembly using a first-past-the-post system.

Electoral System

The 24 members of the House of Assembly were elected in single-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 Prime Minister.

Background

On the 9 August 1976, the Governor-General issued a proclamation dissolving Parliament and issued Writs appointing Wednesday, 18 August 1976 as Nomination Day and Thursday, 2 September 1976 as Election Day.

There were 134,241 registered electors; 74.1% or 99,463 voted of which 46,003 were males and 53,460 females.

Political Parties & Candidates

Three parties contested the 1976 general elections: the ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP), the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) and the newly formed People's Political Alliance (PPA). There were 59 candidates with the BLP and DLP both presenting a full slate of 24 candiates. The PPA presented eight candidates and there were three independent candidates.

Results

Outgoing Prime Minister Errol Barrow's 15 years in office ended with polling day as the BLP - which had campaigned, inter alia, for a programme to fight unemployment, for free enterprise and for new faces and new ideas in government - gained an additional 11 Assembly seats, bringing its new overall total to 17.

BLP leader J.M.G.M. "Tom" Adams was sworn in as the island's Second Prime Minister.

Voter Turnout

Voter turnout was 74.09%.

ELECTORAL SYSTEM

System	First-past-the-post

Elected Members	24 single-member constituencies

VOTER TURNOUT

Total Valid Votes

98,597

Invalid Votes

866

Total Votes Cast

99,463

Registered Voters

134,241

Voter Turnout

74.09%

CRITICAL DATES

Dissolution of House	Mon, 9 Aug 1976

Nomination Day	Wed, 18 Aug 1976

Polling Day	Thu, 2 Sep 1976

First Meeting of Parliament	-

POLITICAL LEADERS

		J.M.G.M. Tom ADAMS Barbados Labour Party (BLP)

		Errol Walton BARROW Democratic Labour Party (DLP)

BY THE NUMBERS

BLP
	24 candidates
	17 seats
	51,948 votes (52.7%)

DLP
	24 candidates
	7 seats
	45,786 votes (46.4%)

OTHERS

Minor
Parties & Independent Candidates

11 candidates

0 seats

863 votes
(0.9%)

SEATS

13 seats for a majority

BLP

17 seats (+11)

7 seats (-11)

DLP

PARTY MANIFESTOS

BLP 1976 Manifesto

DLP 1976 Manifesto

SUMMARY RESULTS

Party	Code	Votes			Candidates	Seats
Party	Code	Total	% votes	Change	Candidates	Number	Change
Barbados Labour Party	BLP	51,948	52.69%	+10.29%	24	17	+11

Democratic Labour Party	DLP	45,786	46.44%	-10.98%	24	7	-11

People's Political Alliance	PPA	572	0.58%	+0.58%	8	0	-

Independent Candidates	IND	291	0.30%	+0.11%	3	0	-
Total Valid Votes		98,597	100%	0%	59	24

ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

Constituency	Representative	Party
City of Bridgetown	MILLER, Billie Antoinette	Barbados Labour Party

St Michael North West	ALLEYNE, Ezra	Barbados Labour Party

St Michael West	JOHNSON, Victor	Barbados Labour Party

St Michael North East	SISNETT, Leroy	Barbados Labour Party

St Michael South West	TAITT, Branford M.	Democratic Labour Party

St Michael South East	BRADSHAW, Delisle	Barbados Labour Party

St Michael North Central	CADDLE, Ramases B.	Democratic Labour Party

St Michael South Central	SMITH, Frederick G.	Democratic Labour Party

St Michael South	SANDIFORD, Lloyd Erskine	Democratic Labour Party

Christ Church West	FORDE, Henry deBoulay	Barbados Labour Party

Christ Church North Central	WARD, Maurice	Barbados Labour Party

Christ Church South Central	ST. JOHN, Harold Bernard	Barbados Labour Party

Christ Church East	CHELTENHAM, Richard	Barbados Labour Party

St Philip North	SIMMONS, David A.C.	Barbados Labour Party

St Philip South	WEEKES, Reynold St.C.	Democratic Labour Party

St George North	ODLE, Jack	Barbados Labour Party

St George South	TULL, Louis Randall	Barbados Labour Party

St James	CRAIG, Lionel S.	Barbados Labour Party

St Andrew	BRATHWAITE, Lloyd B.	Barbados Labour Party

St John	BARROW, Errol Walton	Democratic Labour Party

St Thomas	ADAMS, J.M.G.M.	Barbados Labour Party

St Peter	HINDS, W. Burton	Barbados Labour Party

St Lucy	GREAVES, Edward Evelyn	Democratic Labour Party

St Joseph	BOLDEN, Lindsay	Barbados Labour Party

SUMMARY BY CONSTITUENCY, CANDIDATE, AND PARTY

Constituency	Candidate	Party	Votes	%Votes
City of Bridgetown	BILLIE A. MILLER	BLP	1,999	50.93%
City of Bridgetown	Lyle S. Carmichael	DLP	1,926	49.07%

St. Michael North West	EZRA ALLEYNE	BLP	2,797	52.18%
St. Michael North West	Philip M. Greaves	DLP	2,563	47.82%

St. Michael West	VICTOR JOHNSON	BLP	2,384	55.52%
	Frank L. Walcott	DLP	1,830	42.62%
	M. Williams	PPA	80	1.86%

St. Michael North East	L. LEROY SISNETT	BLP	3,012	56.83%
	A. Phillips	DLP	2,043	38.55%
	Gretude L. Eastmond	IND	169	3.19%
	C.F. Hackett	IND	61	1.15%
	R.K. Welch	PPA	15	0.28%

St. Michael South West	B. TAITT	DLP	1,892	63.43%
St. Michael South West	Neville Weekes	BLP	1,091	36.57%

St. Michael South East	DELISLE BRADSHAW	BLP	2,641	50.15%
	Jorh Connell	DLP	2,568	48.77%
	O. Griffith	PPA	57	1.08%

St. Michael North Central	RAMASES CADDLE	DLP	2,182	53.36%
St. Michael North Central	Aaron Truss	BLP	1,907	46.64%

St. Michael South Central	FREDERICK SMITH	DLP	1,615	49.68%
	C. Hinds	BLP	1,595	49.06%
	G. Clarke	IND	41	1.26%

St. Michael South	LLOYD E. SANDIFORD	DLP	1,733	49.20%
	Randolph Fields	BLP	1,721	48.86%
	L.B. Austin	PPA	68	1.93%

Christ Church West	HENRY DeB. FORDE	BLP	2,679	77.58%
Christ Church West	V.Carmeta Fraser	DLP	774	22.42%

Christ Church North Central	MAURICE WARD	BLP	1,898	47.88%
	Peter Morgan	DLP	1,889	47.65%
	C. Murrell	PPA	177	4.47%

Christ Church South Central	HAROLD B. ST. JOHN	BLP	1,807	60.01%
Christ Church South Central	Anderson Morrison	DLP	1,204	39.99%

Christ Church East	RICHARD CHELTENHAM	BLP	2,088	50.17%
Christ Church East	D.H. Hunte	DLP	2,074	49.83%

St. Philip North	DAVID A.C. SIMMONS	BLP	2,045	50.09%
St. Philip North	W. Franklin	DLP	2,038	49.91%

St. Philip South	REYNOLD WEEKES	DLP	2,032	54.68%
	K. Rouse	BLP	1,607	43.25%
	G. Ashby	PPA	77	2.07%

St. George North	JACK ODLE	BLP	2,279	57.42%
St. George North	Richard C. Haynes	DLP	1,690	42.58%

St. George South	LOUIS R. TULL	BLP	2,676	68.67%
St. George South	Cyril V. Walker	DLP	1,221	31.33%

St. James	LIONEL S. CRAIG	BLP	2,935	56.30%
St. James	George C. Moe	DLP	2,278	43.70%

St. Andrew	LLOYD B. BRATHWAITE	BLP	2,161	53.94%
St. Andrew	A. DaCosta Edwards	DLP	1,845	46.06%

St. John	ERROL W. BARROW	DLP	3,190	73.10%
	H. Linton	BLP	1,110	25.44%
	P. Gittens	PPA	44	1.01%
	Evans McG. Webster	IND	20	0.46%

St. Thomas	J.M.G. ADAMS	BLP	2,813	61.73%
St. Thomas	J.L. Bryan	DLP	1,744	38.27%

St. Peter	W.C. BURTON HINDS	BLP	2,661	56.64%
St. Peter	Sylbil Leacock	DLP	2,037	43.36%

St. Lucy	EDWARD E. GREAVES	DLP	2,075	50.61%
	Roy Brathwaite	BLP	1,971	48.07%
	O. Springer	PPA	54	1.32%

St. Joseph	CHARLES L. BOLDEN	BLP	2,071	60.66%
St. Joseph	L. Smith	DLP	1,343	39.34%

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POLITICAL PARTIES

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People's Democratic Congress

Solutions Barbados

United Progressive Party

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SUMMARY BY CONSTITUENCY AND PARTY

Constituency	Registered	BLP	DLP	PPA	IND	Total Valid	Invalid Votes	Total Votes	Turnout
City of Bridgetown	5,852	1,999	1,926	-	-	3,925	20	3,945	67.41%

St Michael North West	7,694	2,797	2,563	-	-	5,360	45	5,405	70.25%

St Michael West	6,470	2,384	1,830	80	-	4,294	36	4,330	66.92%

St Michael North East	7,859	3,012	2,043	15	230	5,300	72	5,372	68.35%

St Michael South West	4,553	1,091	1,892	-	-	2,983	36	3,019	66.31%

St Michael South East	7,386	2,641	2,568	57	-	5,266	27	5,293	71.66%

St Michael North Central	5,837	1,907	2,182	-	-	4,089	35	4,124	70.65%

St Michael South Central	4,759	1,595	1,615	-	41	3,251	24	3,275	68.82%

St Michael South	5,095	1,721	1,733	68	-	3,522	27	3,549	69.66%

Christ Church West	4,703	2,679	774	-	-	3,453	42	3,495	74.31%

Christ Church North Central	5,586	1,898	1,889	177	-	3,964	29	3,993	71.48%

Christ Church South Central	4,008	1,807	1,204	-	-	3,011	41	3,052	76.15%

Christ Church East	5,395	2,088	2,074	-	-	4,162	33	4,195	77.76%

St Philip North	5,109	2,045	2,038	-	-	4,083	24	4,107	80.39%

St Philip South	5,012	1,607	2,032	77	-	3,716	19	3,735	74.52%

St George North	4,869	2,279	1,690	-	-	3,969	33	4,002	82.19%

St George South	4,897	2,676	1,221	-	-	3,897	59	3,956	80.78%

St James	6,928	2,935	2,278	-	-	5,213	43	5,256	75.87%

St Andrew	5,146	2,161	1,845	-	-	4,006	35	4,041	78.53%

St John	5,672	1,110	3,190	44	20	4,364	47	4,411	77.77%

St Thomas	5,712	2,813	1,744	-	-	4,557	37	4,594	80.43%

St Peter	6,099	2,661	2,037	-	-	4,698	46	4,744	77.78%

St Lucy	5,119	1,971	2,075	54	-	4,100	40	4,140	80.88%

St Joseph	4,486	2,071	1,343	-	-	3,414	16	3,430	76.46%
Total	134,246	51,948	45,786	572	291	98,597	866	99,463	74.09%

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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