1966 Barbadian general election

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1966 Barbadian general election
Flag of Barbados.svg
  1961 3 November 1966 1971  

24 seats in the House of Assembly
13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout79.70% (Increase2.svg 18.38pp)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Errol Barrow 1968 - 2.png Grantley Herbert Adams (cropped).jpg Ernest Mottley 1951.png
Leader Errol Barrow Grantley Herbert Adams Ernest Mottley
Party DLP BLP BNP
Last election36.30%, 14 seats36.82%, 5 seats22.05%, 4 seats
Seats won1482
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 2
Popular vote72,38447,61014,801
Percentage49.56%32.60%10.13%
SwingIncrease2.svg 13.26ppDecrease2.svg 4.22ppDecrease2.svg 11.92pp

1966 Barbadian general election.svg
Results by constituency

Premier before election

Errol Barrow
DLP

Elected Premier

Errol Barrow
DLP

General elections were held in Barbados on 3 November 1966. [1] This election was the last contested using two-member constituencies, in which each voter had two votes. [2] The result was a victory for the Democratic Labour Party, which won 14 of the 24 seats. This was the last election contested by the Barbados National Party (BNP, also known as the Conservatives). Once a powerful force in Barbados politics, the party nominated only four candidates and was reduced to two seats; the BNP formally disbanded in 1970. [3] Voter turnout was 79.7%. [1]

This was the last election before Barbados gained its formal independence from Britain on 30 November 1966. On 18 November, in anticipation of independence, the title of the Premier was changed to Prime Minister. [4]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Labour Party 72,38449.56140
Barbados Labour Party 47,61032.608+3
Barbados National Party 14,80110.132–2
People's Progressive Movement 5980.410New
Independents 10,6617.300–1
Total146,054100.00240
Valid votes79,15499.33
Invalid/blank votes5370.67
Total votes79,691100.00
Registered voters/turnout99,98879.70
Source: Caribbean Elections

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References

  1. 1 2 Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p90 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p92
  3. "Barbados Electors Association (BEA)". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  4. "Barbados General Election Results - 3 November 1966". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved 28 October 2020.