1994 Barbadian general election

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1994 Barbadian general election
Flag of Barbados.svg
  1991 6 September 1994 1999  

All 28 seats in the House of Assembly
15 seats needed for a majority
Turnout60.89% (Decrease2.svg 2.83pp)
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Owen Arthur.png
David Thompson.jpg 3x4.svg
Leader Owen Arthur David Thompson Richard Haynes
Party BLP DLP NDP
Last election10 seats18 seats0 seats
Seats won1981
Seat changeIncrease2.svg9Decrease2.svg10Increase2.svg1
Popular vote60,50447,97915,980
Percentage48.34%38.33%12.77%
SwingIncrease2.svg 5.31ppDecrease2.svg 11.44ppIncrease2.svg 5.94pp

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Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Lloyd Erskine Sandiford
Democratic Labour Party

Elected Prime Minister

Owen Arthur
Barbados Labour Party

Early general elections were held in Barbados on 6 September 1994. [1] The result was a victory for the opposition Barbados Labour Party, which won 19 of the 28 seats, with its leader Owen Arthur becoming prime minister. The ruling Democratic Labour Party led by David Thompson was reduced to only eight seats. The National Democratic Party became the first third party to win a seat since the Barbados National Party in 1966, with NDP leader, Richard Haynes, winning St. Michael South Central. [2] Voter turnout was 61%. [1]

Results

House of Assembly of Barbados, 1994.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Barbados Labour Party 60,50448.3419+9
Democratic Labour Party 47,97938.338–10
National Democratic Party 15,98012.771+1
Independents 7000.5600
Total125,163100.00280
Valid votes125,16399.48
Invalid/blank votes6590.52
Total votes125,822100.00
Registered voters/turnout206,64260.89
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 General Election Results - 6 September 1994". Caribbean Elections. Archived from the original on 31 August 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.