Barbados General Election Results 1994

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Barbados General Election Results - 6 September 1994

General elections were held in Barbados on 6 September 1994. Elections were held for all 28 seats in the House of Assembly using a first-past-the-post system.

Electoral System

The 28 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 7 June 1994, the administration of Prime Minister Erskine Sandiford (Democratic Labour Party - DLP) was defeated in a parliamentary vote of no confidence when several DLP dissidents “crossed the floor” and sided with the opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) in criticising a particular governmental appointment. Consequently, Sandiford (in office since 1987) announced premature elections for September (16 months early) and Parliament was dissolved. David Thompson became the new DLP leader.

On the 18 June 1994, the Governor-General issued a proclamation dissolving Parliament. Writs were also issued on 12 August 1994 appointing Nomination Day as the 22 August 1994 and Election Day as Tuesday, 6 September 1994.

There were 206,642 registered electors; 97,253 males and 109,389 females.

Political Parties & Candidates

A total of 92 candidates from three political parties contested the election. The two major parties - the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) - led by Owen Artur, and the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) - led by David Thompson - both presented a full slate of 28 candidates. The National Democratic Party (NDP), led by Richard Haynes presented 24 candidates There were also 12 independent candidates.

Election Campaign

Polling results reflected the electorate’s anger over economic issues, especially the country’s high unemployment rate (22%) and austerity measures.

Results

The BLP swept to victory and thus ending eight years of DLP rule. Of the 12 independent candidates, none were successful.

On 7 September, Owen Arthur, an economist and head of the BLP, was sworn in as the Fifth Prime Minister of Barbados. He set economic growth as a priority, and announced that the Barbadian dollar would not be devalued. The new Cabinet was sworn in on 12 September; among its 12 members were all three women elected to the Assembly and three Senators.

Voter Turnout

Voter turnout was 60.89%.

ELECTORAL SYSTEM

System	First-past-the-post

Elected Members	28 single-member constituencies

VOTER TURNOUT

Total Valid Votes

125,163

Invalid Votes

659

Total Votes Cast

125,822

Registered Voters

206,642

Voter Turnout

60.89%

CRITICAL DATES

Dissolution of House	Sat, 18 Jun 1994

Nomination Day	Mon, 22 Aug 1994

Polling Day	Tue, 6 Sep 1994

First Meeting of Parliament	Wed, 5 Oct 1994

POLITICAL LEADERS

		Owen ARTHUR Barbados Labour Party (BLP)

		David THOMPSON Democratic Labour Party (DLP)

		Richard HAYNES National Democratic Party (NDP)

BY THE NUMBERS

BLP
	28 candidates
	19 seats
	60,504 votes (48.3%)

DLP
	28 candidates
	8 seats
	47,979 votes (38.3%)

NDP
	24 candidates
	1 seat
	15,980 votes (12.8%)

IND

Independent Candidates

12 candidates

0 seats

700
votes (0.6%)

SEATS

15 seats for a majority

BLP

19 seats (+9)

8 seats (-10)

DLP

PARTY MANIFESTOS

BLP 1994 Manifesto

DLP 1994 Manifesto

NDP 1994 Manifesto

SUMMARY RESULTS

Party	Code	Votes			Candidates	Seats
Party	Code	Total	% votes	Change	Candidates	Number	Change
Barbados Labour Party	BLP	60,504	48.34%	+5.82%	28	19	+9

Democratic Labour Party	DLP	47,979	38.33%	-11.95%	28	8	-10

National Democratic Party	NDP	15,980	12.77%	+5.94%	24	1	+1

Independent Candidates	IND	700	0.56%	+0.19%	12	0	-
Total Valid Votes		125,163	100%	0%	92	28	0

ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

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

St. Michael South	SANDIFORD, Lloyd Erskine	Democratic Labour Party

St. Michael East	TUDOR, Joseph O.	Democratic Labour Party

St. Michael South Central	HAYNES, Richard Christopher	National Democratic Party

St. Michael Central	ROETT, Ishmael A.	Barbados Labour Party

St. Michael South East	LASHLEY, Hamilton F.	Democratic Labour Party

St. Michael North East	MOTTLEY, Mia Amor	Barbados Labour Party

St. Michael North	TOPPIN, Ronald St. C	Barbados Labour Party

St. Michael North West	WEEKES, Lawson A.	Democratic Labour Party

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

St. Michael West Central	MARSHALL, Rommell D.	Barbados Labour Party

Christ Church West	FORDE, Henry deBoulay	Barbados Labour Party

Christ Church West Central	EDGHILL, Joseph H.	Barbados Labour Party

Christ Church South	CARTER, Duncan	Barbados Labour Party

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

Christ Church East	CALLENDER, Wendell C.O.	Barbados Labour Party

St. Philip North	GREENIDGE, Rudolph N.	Barbados Labour Party

St. Philip South	STUART, Freundel Jerome	Democratic Labour Party

St. George North	CLARKE , Gline A.	Barbados Labour Party

St. George South	TULL, Louis Randall	Barbados Labour Party

St. John	THOMPSON, David John Howard	Democratic Labour Party

St. Joseph	CHELTENHAM, Richard L.	Barbados Labour Party

St. Thomas	SIMMONS, David A.C.	Barbados Labour Party

St. James North	EASTMOND, Rawle C.	Barbados Labour Party

St. James South	THOMPSON, Hemrietta Elizabeth	Barbados Labour Party

St. Peter	ARTHUR, Owen Seymour	Barbados Labour Party

St. Andrew	PAYNE, George Walton	Barbados Labour Party

St. Lucy	KELLMAN, Denis St. Elmo	Democratic Labour Party

SUMMARY BY CONSTITUENCY, CANDIDATE, AND PARTY

Constituency	Candidate	Party	Votes	%Votes
City of Bridgetown	BILLIE A. MILLER	BLP	1,790	47.48%
	Anthony N.G. Carter	DLP	907	24.06%
	David A. Comissiong	NDP	1,042	27.64%
	Gordon S. Price	IND	31	0.82%

St. Michael South	LLOYD E. SANDIFORD	DLP	1,672	46.46%
	Walter McM. Blackman	NDP	502	13.95%
	Carl S.A. Haddock	IND	27	0.75%
	Noel A. Lynch	BLP	1,344	37.34%
	David McSmith	IND	54	1.50%

St. Michael East	JOSEPH O. TUDOR	DLP	2,101	50.83%
	Jessica C. Odie	BLP	1,230	29.76%
	Trevor A. Prescod	NDP	802	19.40%

St. Michael South Central	RICHARD C. HAYNES	NDP	1,757	39.63%
	David W. Bowen	DLP	1,344	30.31%
	David T. Gill	BLP	1,333	30.06%

St. Michael Central	ISHHAEL A. ROETT	BLP	1,560	42.63%
	Peter A. Barrow	NDP	491	13.42%
	Demora E. Kirton	IND	68	1.86%
	Christopher Sinckler	DLP	1,540	42.09%

St. Michael South East	HAMILTON F. LASHLEY	DLP	1,918	45.55%
	Grenville S. Barrow	NDP	448	10.64%
	DeLisle O. Bradshaw	BLP	1,845	43.81%

St. Michael North East	MIA A. MOTTLEY	BLP	2,450	59.47%
	John E.M.C. Maxwell	NDP	368	8.93%
	Leroy Mc Clean	DLP	1,302	31.60%

St Michael North	RONALD ST C. TOPPIN	BLP	2,274	47.58%
	Mark A. Adamson	IND	29	0.61%
	Vere P. Brathwaite	NDP	597	12.49%
	Ralph A. Thorne	DLP	1,879	39.32%

St Michael North West	LAWSON A. WEEKES	DLP	1,683	46.69%
	Orville C. Applewhaite	NDP	344	9.54%
	Carlisle A. Best	BLP	1,517	42.08%
	Sally M. Cools	IND	61	1.69%

St Michael West	BRANFORD M. TAITT	DLP	2,050	56.13%
	Patricia A. Mc Clean	NDP	338	9.26%
	Anthony A. Olton	BLP	1,264	34.61%

St Michael West Central	ROMHELL D. HARSHALL	BLP	1,887	46.68%
	Derek McD. Alleyne	DLP	1,726	42.70%
	Gordon M. Matthews	IND	41	1.01%
	Peter J.M. Miller	NDP	388	9.60%

Christ Church West	HENRY DeB. FORDE	BLP	2,814	68.58%
	Henry G. Barrow	DLP	936	22.81%
	Exley McG. Elcock	NDP	353	8.60%

Christ Church West Central	JOSEPH H. EDGHILL	BLP	2,161	51.38%
	Rudy W. Grant	DLP	1,544	36.71%
	Harold R. Russell	NDP	501	11.91%

Christ Church South	HAROLD B. ST.JOHN	BLP	2,456	55.30%
	Martin D. Bayley	NDP	395	8.89%
	John D.E. Boyce	DLP	1,544	34.77%
	Buddy A. Larrier	IND	46	1.04%

Christ Church East Central	DUNCAN CARTER	BLP	2,399	48.45%
	Robert L. Morris	DLP	1,925	38.87%
	Larry St.G Walcott	NDP	628	12.68%

Christ Church East	WENDELL C.O. CALLENDER	BLP	2,417	46.18%
	George S. Bispham	NDP	577	11.02%
	Tyrone C. Estwick	DLP	2,240	42.80%

St Philip North	RUDOLPH N. GREENIDGE	BLP	2,425	45.87%
	Warwick O. Franklin	DLP	2,295	43.41%
	Joseph E. Goddard	NDP	549	10.38%
	Henderson L. Linton	IND	18	0.34%

St Philip South	FREUNDEL J. STUART	DLP	1,921	37.07%
	Harold A. Blackman	NDP	1,299	25.07%
	Winston A.D. Callender	IND	122	2.35%
	Philip A. Pilgrim	BLP	1,840	35.51%

St George North	GLINE A. CLARKE	BLP	2,803	56.24%
	Richard P. Byer	NDP	930	18.66%
	Antoinette P. Thompson	DLP	1,251	25.10%

St George South	LOUIS R. TULL	BLP	3,030	64.14%
	Patrick Carter	NDP	657	13.91%
	John N.R. Daniel	DLP	1,037	21.95%

St John	DAVID J.H. THOMPSON	DLP	3,485	73.31%
	Hamilton A. Gill	IND	82	1.72%
	Codrington N. Smith	NDP	224	4.71%
	Joycelyn P. Thorington	BLP	937	19.71%
	Evan McG. Webster	IND	26	0.55%

St Joseph	RICHARD L. CHELTENHAM	BLP	2,358	51.33%
	Kay C. Robertson	DLP	1,027	22.36%
	Randall D Rouse	NDP	1,209	26.32%

St Thomas	DAVID A.C. SIMMONS	BLP	3,270	70.08%
St Thomas	George A. Pilgrim	DLP	1,396	29.92%

St James North	RAWLE C. EASTMOND	BLP	3,164	69.69%
St James North	Tennyson C. Beck!es	DLP	1,376	30.31%

St James South	HENRIETTA E. THOMPSON	BLP	2,249	43.08%
	Clyde A. Mascoll	DLP	2,031	38.91%
	Alfred W.A. McClean	NDP	882	16.90%
	Glenroy E.S. Straughn	IND	58	1.11%

St. Peter	OWEN S. ARTHUR	BLP	3,326	65.02%
St. Peter	Yvonne V. Wal kes	DLP	1,789	34.98%

St Andrew	GEORGE W. PAYNE	BLP	2,415	59.22%
	Lawrence E. Clarke	DLP	1,218	29.87%
	Osbourne C. Hunte	NDP	445	10.91%

St Lucy	DENIS ST.E KELLMAN	DLP	2,842	55.96%
	Errol C. Babb	BLP	1,946	38.31%
	Rameses B. Caddie	NDP	254	5.00%
	Hugh M. Yearwood	IND	37	0.73%

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SUMMARY BY CONSTITUENCY AND PARTY

Constituency	Registered	BLP	DLP	NDP	IND	Total Valid	Invalid Votes	Total Votes	Turnout
City of Bridgetown	6,653	1,790	907	1,042	31	3,770	21	3,791	56.98%

St. Michael South	6,638	1,344	1,672	502	81	3,599	19	3,618	54.50%

St. Michael East	6,773	1,230	2,101	802	-	4,133	25	4,158	61.39%

St. Michael South Central	7,123	1,333	1,344	1,757	-	4,434	28	4,462	62.64%

St. Michael Central	6,260	1,560	1,540	491	68	3,659	29	3,688	58.91%

St. Michael South East	6,909	1,845	1,918	448	-	4,211	21	4,232	61.25%

St. Michael North East	6,756	2,450	1,302	368	-	4,120	32	4,152	61.46%

St. Michael North	7,928	2,274	1,879	597	29	4,779	18	4,797	60.51%

St. Michael North West	6,634	1,517	1,683	344	61	3,605	23	3,628	54.69%

St. Michael West	6,594	1,264	2,050	338	-	3,652	23	3,675	55.73%

St. Michael West Central	6,965	1,887	1,726	388	41	4,042	15	4,057	58.25%

Christ Church West	7,326	2,814	936	353	-	4,103	27	4,130	56.37%

Christ Church West Central	7,021	2,161	1,544	501	-	4,206	24	4,230	60.25%

Christ Church South	8,020	2,399	1,925	628	-	4,952	21	4,973	62.01%

Christ Church East Central	7,863	2,456	1,544	395	46	4,441	13	4,454	56.65%

Christ Church East	8,348	2,417	2,240	577	-	5,234	18	5,252	62.91%

St. Philip North	8,116	2,425	2,295	549	18	5,287	26	5,313	65.46%

St. Philip South	8,645	1,840	1,921	1299	122	5,182	24	5,206	60.22%

St. George North	7,392	2,803	1,251	930	-	4,984	19	5,003	67.68%

St. George South	7,456	3,030	1,037	657	-	4,724	46	4,770	63.98%

St. John	7,525	937	3,485	224	108	4,754	12	4,766	63.34%

St. Joseph	7,535	2,358	1,027	1209	-	4,594	30	4,624	61.37%

St. Thomas	7,704	3,270	1,396	-	-	4,666	26	4,692	60.90%

St. James North	7,908	3,164	1,376	-	-	4,540	31	4,571	57.80%

St. James South	8,764	2,249	2,031	882	58	5,220	17	5,237	59.76%

St. Peter	7,634	3,326	1,789	-	-	5,115	28	5,143	67.37%

St. Andrew	6,782	2,415	1,218	445	-	4,078	19	4,097	60.41%

St. Lucy	7,370	1,946	2,842	254	37	5,079	24	5,103	69.24%
Total	206,642	60,504	47,979	15,980	700	125,163	659	125,822	60.89%

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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