1969 City of Bridgetown by-election

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1969 City of Bridgetown by-election
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  1966 29 May 1969 1971  
Turnout56.1%
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Candidate Elliot Mottley Millar
Party BLP DLP
Popular vote1,6981,135
Percentage57.48%27.05%

MP before election

Louis Lynch
BNP

Elected MP

Elliot Mottley
BLP

A by-election was held in the Barbadian constituency of the city of Bridgetown on 29 May 1969 after the death of Barbados National Party member Louis Lynch who was the representative of the constituency in the House of Assembly of Barbados. It was the first election held after Barbados gained independence from the British Empire in 1966. [1]

Contents

Previous election

1966 general election: City of Bridgetown
CandidatePartyVotes%
Ernest Mottley Barbados National Party 2,26831.47
Louis Lynch Barbados National Party 1,68023.31
R.B. Caddle Democratic Labour Party 1,54621.45
T.N. Miller Democratic Labour Party 1,29617.98
C.T. Trotman Barbados Labour Party 4175.79
Total7,207100.00
Valid votes7,20799.82
Invalid/blank votes130.18
Total votes7,220100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,788150.79
Source: Caribbean Elections [2]

Result

Elliot Mottley won the election. Turnout was 56.1%.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Elliot Mottley Barbados Labour Party 1,69857.48
Millar Democratic Labour Party 1,13538.42
George BatsonIndependent571.93
Glenroy StraughnIndependent331.12
Carl HaddockIndependent230.78
Eric SealyIndependent80.27
Total2,954100.00
Valid votes2,95499.33
Invalid/blank votes200.67
Total votes2,974100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,29756.14
BLP gain from BNP
Source: Caribbean Elections [3]

See also

References

  1. "1969 By-Election in the Constituency of Bridgetown" (PDF). The Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission. October 2021. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  2. "Barbados General Election Results 1966". 2021-05-18. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  3. "Barbados By-Election Results: City of Bridgetown - 29 May 1969" (PDF). 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2024-11-13.