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%. |
Dissolution of House |
Mon, 9 Aug 1976 |
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Nomination Day |
Wed, 18 Aug 1976 |
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Polling Day |
Thu, 2 Sep 1976 |
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First Meeting of Parliament |
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BLP |
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24 candidates |
17 seats |
51,948 votes (52.7%) |
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DLP |
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24 candidates |
7 seats |
45,786 votes (46.4%) |
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OTHERS |
Minor
Parties & Independent Candidates |
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11 candidates |
0 seats |
863 votes
(0.9%) |
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Constituency |
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Representative |
Party |
City of Bridgetown |
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MILLER, Billie Antoinette |
Barbados Labour Party |
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St Michael North West |
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ALLEYNE, Ezra |
Barbados Labour Party |
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St Michael West |
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JOHNSON, Victor |
Barbados Labour Party |
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St Michael North East |
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SISNETT, Leroy |
Barbados Labour Party |
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St Michael South West |
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TAITT, Branford M. |
Democratic Labour Party |
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St Michael South East |
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BRADSHAW, Delisle |
Barbados Labour Party |
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St Michael North Central |
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CADDLE, Ramases B. |
Democratic Labour Party |
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St Michael South Central |
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SMITH, Frederick G. |
Democratic Labour Party |
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St Michael South |
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SANDIFORD, Lloyd Erskine |
Democratic Labour Party |
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Christ Church West |
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FORDE, Henry deBoulay |
Barbados Labour Party |
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Christ Church North Central |
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WARD, Maurice |
Barbados Labour Party |
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Christ Church South Central |
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ST. JOHN, Harold Bernard |
Barbados Labour Party |
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Christ Church East |
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CHELTENHAM, Richard |
Barbados Labour Party |
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St Philip North |
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SIMMONS, David A.C. |
Barbados Labour Party |
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St Philip South |
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WEEKES, Reynold St.C. |
Democratic Labour Party |
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St George North |
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ODLE, Jack |
Barbados Labour Party |
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St George South |
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TULL, Louis Randall |
Barbados Labour Party |
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St James |
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CRAIG, Lionel S. |
Barbados Labour Party |
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St Andrew |
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BRATHWAITE, Lloyd B. |
Barbados Labour Party |
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St John |
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BARROW, Errol Walton |
Democratic Labour Party |
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St Thomas |
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ADAMS, J.M.G.M. |
Barbados Labour Party |
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St Peter |
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HINDS, W. Burton |
Barbados Labour Party |
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St Lucy |
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GREAVES, Edward Evelyn |
Democratic Labour Party |
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St Joseph |
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BOLDEN, Lindsay |
Barbados Labour Party |
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Constituency |
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Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
%Votes |
City of Bridgetown |
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BILLIE A. MILLER  |
BLP |
1,999 |
50.93% |
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Lyle S. Carmichael |
DLP |
1,926 |
49.07% |
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St. Michael North West |
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EZRA ALLEYNE  |
BLP |
2,797 |
52.18% |
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Philip M. Greaves |
DLP |
2,563 |
47.82% |
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St. Michael West |
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VICTOR JOHNSON  |
BLP |
2,384 |
55.52% |
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Frank L. Walcott |
DLP |
1,830 |
42.62% |
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M. Williams |
PPA |
80 |
1.86% |
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St. Michael North East |
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L. LEROY SISNETT  |
BLP |
3,012 |
56.83% |
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A. Phillips |
DLP |
2,043 |
38.55% |
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Gretude L. Eastmond |
IND |
169 |
3.19% |
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C.F. Hackett |
IND |
61 |
1.15% |
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R.K. Welch |
PPA |
15 |
0.28% |
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St. Michael South West |
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B. TAITT  |
DLP |
1,892 |
63.43% |
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Neville Weekes |
BLP |
1,091 |
36.57% |
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St. Michael South East |
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DELISLE BRADSHAW  |
BLP |
2,641 |
50.15% |
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Jorh Connell |
DLP |
2,568 |
48.77% |
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O. Griffith |
PPA |
57 |
1.08% |
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St. Michael North Central |
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RAMASES CADDLE  |
DLP |
2,182 |
53.36% |
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Aaron Truss |
BLP |
1,907 |
46.64% |
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St. Michael South Central |
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FREDERICK SMITH  |
DLP |
1,615 |
49.68% |
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C. Hinds |
BLP |
1,595 |
49.06% |
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G. Clarke |
IND |
41 |
1.26% |
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St. Michael South |
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LLOYD E. SANDIFORD  |
DLP |
1,733 |
49.20% |
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Randolph Fields |
BLP |
1,721 |
48.86% |
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L.B. Austin |
PPA |
68 |
1.93% |
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Christ Church West |
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HENRY DeB. FORDE  |
BLP |
2,679 |
77.58% |
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V.Carmeta Fraser |
DLP |
774 |
22.42% |
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Christ Church North Central |
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MAURICE WARD  |
BLP |
1,898 |
47.88% |
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Peter Morgan |
DLP |
1,889 |
47.65% |
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C. Murrell |
PPA |
177 |
4.47% |
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Christ Church South Central |
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HAROLD B. ST. JOHN  |
BLP |
1,807 |
60.01% |
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Anderson Morrison |
DLP |
1,204 |
39.99% |
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Christ Church East |
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RICHARD CHELTENHAM  |
BLP |
2,088 |
50.17% |
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D.H. Hunte |
DLP |
2,074 |
49.83% |
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St. Philip North |
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DAVID A.C. SIMMONS  |
BLP |
2,045 |
50.09% |
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W. Franklin |
DLP |
2,038 |
49.91% |
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St. Philip South |
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REYNOLD WEEKES  |
DLP |
2,032 |
54.68% |
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K. Rouse |
BLP |
1,607 |
43.25% |
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G. Ashby |
PPA |
77 |
2.07% |
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St. George North |
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JACK ODLE  |
BLP |
2,279 |
57.42% |
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Richard C. Haynes |
DLP |
1,690 |
42.58% |
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St. George South |
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LOUIS R. TULL  |
BLP |
2,676 |
68.67% |
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Cyril V. Walker |
DLP |
1,221 |
31.33% |
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St. James |
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LIONEL S. CRAIG |
BLP |
2,935 |
56.30% |
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George C. Moe |
DLP |
2,278 |
43.70% |
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St. Andrew |
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LLOYD B. BRATHWAITE  |
BLP |
2,161 |
53.94% |
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A. DaCosta Edwards |
DLP |
1,845 |
46.06% |
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St. John |
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ERROL W. BARROW  |
DLP |
3,190 |
73.10% |
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H. Linton |
BLP |
1,110 |
25.44% |
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P. Gittens |
PPA |
44 |
1.01% |
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Evans McG. Webster |
IND |
20 |
0.46% |
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St. Thomas |
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J.M.G. ADAMS  |
BLP |
2,813 |
61.73% |
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J.L. Bryan |
DLP |
1,744 |
38.27% |
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St. Peter |
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W.C. BURTON HINDS |
BLP |
2,661 |
56.64% |
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Sylbil Leacock |
DLP |
2,037 |
43.36% |
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St. Lucy |
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EDWARD E. GREAVES  |
DLP |
2,075 |
50.61% |
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Roy Brathwaite |
BLP |
1,971 |
48.07% |
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O. Springer |
PPA |
54 |
1.32% |
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St. Joseph |
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CHARLES L. BOLDEN  |
BLP |
2,071 |
60.66% |
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L. Smith |
DLP |
1,343 |
39.34% |
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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% |
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St Michael North West |
7,694 |
2,797 |
2,563 |
- |
- |
5,360 |
45 |
5,405 |
70.25% |
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St Michael West |
6,470 |
2,384 |
1,830 |
80 |
- |
4,294 |
36 |
4,330 |
66.92% |
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St Michael North East |
7,859 |
3,012 |
2,043 |
15 |
230 |
5,300 |
72 |
5,372 |
68.35% |
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St Michael South West |
4,553 |
1,091 |
1,892 |
- |
- |
2,983 |
36 |
3,019 |
66.31% |
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St Michael South East |
7,386 |
2,641 |
2,568 |
57 |
- |
5,266 |
27 |
5,293 |
71.66% |
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St Michael North Central |
5,837 |
1,907 |
2,182 |
- |
- |
4,089 |
35 |
4,124 |
70.65% |
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St Michael South Central |
4,759 |
1,595 |
1,615 |
- |
41 |
3,251 |
24 |
3,275 |
68.82% |
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St Michael South |
5,095 |
1,721 |
1,733 |
68 |
- |
3,522 |
27 |
3,549 |
69.66% |
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Christ Church West |
4,703 |
2,679 |
774 |
- |
- |
3,453 |
42 |
3,495 |
74.31% |
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Christ Church North Central |
5,586 |
1,898 |
1,889 |
177 |
- |
3,964 |
29 |
3,993 |
71.48% |
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Christ Church South Central |
4,008 |
1,807 |
1,204 |
- |
- |
3,011 |
41 |
3,052 |
76.15% |
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Christ Church East |
5,395 |
2,088 |
2,074 |
- |
- |
4,162 |
33 |
4,195 |
77.76% |
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St Philip North |
5,109 |
2,045 |
2,038 |
- |
- |
4,083 |
24 |
4,107 |
80.39% |
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St Philip South |
5,012 |
1,607 |
2,032 |
77 |
- |
3,716 |
19 |
3,735 |
74.52% |
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St George North |
4,869 |
2,279 |
1,690 |
- |
- |
3,969 |
33 |
4,002 |
82.19% |
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St George South |
4,897 |
2,676 |
1,221 |
- |
- |
3,897 |
59 |
3,956 |
80.78% |
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St James |
6,928 |
2,935 |
2,278 |
- |
- |
5,213 |
43 |
5,256 |
75.87% |
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St Andrew |
5,146 |
2,161 |
1,845 |
- |
- |
4,006 |
35 |
4,041 |
78.53% |
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St John |
5,672 |
1,110 |
3,190 |
44 |
20 |
4,364 |
47 |
4,411 |
77.77% |
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St Thomas |
5,712 |
2,813 |
1,744 |
- |
- |
4,557 |
37 |
4,594 |
80.43% |
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St Peter |
6,099 |
2,661 |
2,037 |
- |
- |
4,698 |
46 |
4,744 |
77.78% |
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St Lucy |
5,119 |
1,971 |
2,075 |
54 |
- |
4,100 |
40 |
4,140 |
80.88% |
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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% |
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Key |
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Bajan Free Party |
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NDP = National Democratic Party |
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United Progressive Party |
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Barbados Integrity Movement |
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People's Democratic Congress |
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WPB = Workers Party of Barbados |
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Barbados
Labour Party |
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PEP = People's Empowerment Party |
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Independent Candidate |
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Democratic
Labour Party |
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PPA = People's Political Alliance |
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*incumbent |
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Kingdom Government of Barbados |
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Solutions Barbados |
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** Political Leader |
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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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