1951 Barbadian general election

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1951 Barbadian general election
Flag of Barbados.svg
  1948 13 December 1951 1956  

All 24 seats in the House of Assembly
13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout64.65%
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Grantley Herbert Adams (cropped).jpg Ernest Mottley 1951.png Wynter Crawford 1951.png
Leader Grantley Herbert Adams Ernest Mottley Wynter Crawford
Party BLP BEA WINCP
Last election12 seats9 seats3 seats
Seats won1542
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg5Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote53,32129,1315,224
Percentage54.47%29.76%5.34%

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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

House of Assembly of Barbados, 1951.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Barbados Labour Party 53,32154.4715+3
Barbados Electors' Association 29,13129.764–5
West Indian National Congress Party 5,2245.342–1
Independents 10,21210.433+3
Total97,888100.00240
Valid votes61,13398.56
Invalid/blank votes8911.44
Total votes62,024100.00
Registered voters/turnout95,93964.65
Source: Caribbean Elections

References

  1. 1 2 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