2003 Barbadian general election

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2003 Barbadian general election
Flag of Barbados.svg
  1999 21 May 2003 2008  

All 30 seats in the House of Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout56.88% (Decrease2.svg 6.48pp)
 First partySecond party
 
Owen Arthur.png
Clyde Mascoll 2012.png
Leader Owen Arthur Clyde Mascoll
Party BLP DLP
Last election64.87%, 26 seats35.08%, 2 seats
Seats won237
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 5
Popular vote69,72054,746
Percentage55.80%44.09%
SwingDecrease2.svg 9.07ppIncrease2.svg 9.01pp

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Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Owen Arthur
BLP

Elected Prime Minister

Owen Arthur
BLP

General elections were held in Barbados on 21 May 2003. [1] The result was a victory for the Barbados Labour Party, which won 23 of the 30 seats. Voter turnout was 57%, the lowest since universal suffrage was introduced in 1951. [1]

Results

House of Assembly of Barbados, 2003.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Barbados Labour Party 69,29455.8023–3
Democratic Labour Party 54,74644.097+5
Independents 1370.1100
Total124,177100.0030+2
Valid votes124,17799.77
Invalid/blank votes2860.23
Total votes124,463100.00
Registered voters/turnout218,81156.88
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. 1 2 Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p90 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6