1954 St. Lucy by-election

1954 St. Lucy by-election

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Turnout	72.98%
Candidate James Cameron Tudor Garner Greaves Party BLP Independent Independent Popular vote 1,518 767 551 Percentage 53.53% 27.05% 19.43%
MP before election L.A. Williams BLP Elected MP James Cameron Tudor BLP

A by-election was held in the Barbadian constituency of St Lucy on 29 November 1954. ^{[1] [2]}

Previous election

1951 general election: St Lucy

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	John Branker	Barbados Labour Party	1,686	37.00
	L.A. Williams	Barbados Labour Party	1,315	28.86
	E.L Ward	Barbados Electors Association	1,119	24.56
	S.A. Walcott	Barbados Electors Association	264	5.79
	I.C. Sobers	Independent	173	3.80
Total			4,557	100.00
Valid votes			2,979	99.13
Invalid/blank votes			26	0.87
Total votes			3,005	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			3,925	76.56
Source: Caribbean Elections [3]

Result

James Cameron Tudor won the election. Turnout was 73%.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	James Cameron Tudor	Barbados Labour Party	1,518	53.53
	Garner	Independent	767	27.05
	Greaves	Independent	551	19.43
Total			2,836	100.00
Valid votes			2,836	98.06
Invalid/blank votes			56	1.94
Total votes			2,892	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			3,963	72.98
	BLP hold
Source: Caribbean Elections [4]

See also

• 1951 Barbadian general election
• List of parliamentary constituencies of Barbados

References

1. "Bye-Election, St Lucy". Barbados Electoral Department. May 2022. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
2. "1954 By-Election in the Constituency of St. Lucy". Barbados Electoral Department. October 2021. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
3. "Barbados General Election Results 1951". 2021-05-18. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
4. "Barbados By- Election Results - St. Lucy 1954". 2021-05-18. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 2024-11-11.