1951 Barbadian general election

1951 Barbadian general election

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All 24 seats in the House of Assembly 13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	64.65%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Grantley Herbert Adams Ernest Mottley Wynter Crawford Party BLP BEA WINCP Last election 12 seats 9 seats 3 seats Seats won 15 4 2 Seat change 3 5 1 Popular vote 53,321 29,131 5,224 Percentage 54.47% 29.76% 5.34%
Results by constituency

General elections were held in Barbados on 13 December 1951, ^[1] the first held under universal suffrage. ^[2] The result was a victory for the Barbados Labour Party, which won 15 of the 24 seats. Voter turnout was 65%. ^[1] Edna Ermyntrude Bourne, elected in the Parish of St. Andrew, became the island's first female member of the House of Assembly. ^[3]

At the time of the election, Barbados did not have a formal ministerial government. This was established on 1 February 1954, when Grantley Herbert Adams became the first Premier. ^[4]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barbados Labour Party	53,321	54.47	15	+3
	Barbados Electors' Association	29,131	29.76	4	–5
	West Indian National Congress Party	5,224	5.34	2	–1
	Independents	10,212	10.43	3	+3
Total		97,888	100.00	24	0
Valid votes		61,133	98.56
Invalid/blank votes		891	1.44
Total votes		62,024	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		95,939	64.65
Source: Caribbean Elections [3]

References

1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p90 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
2. "Barbados (11/09)". U.S. State Department.
3. "Barbados General Election Results - 13 December 1951". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
4. Caribbean Elections