Barbadian general election, 1951

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General elections were held in Barbados on 13 December 1951,^[1] the first held under universal suffrage. The result was a victory for the Barbados Labour Party, which won 15 of the 24 seats. Voter turnout was 64.6%.^[1]

In this year Edna Ermyntrude Bourne, D.A., was the first woman to be elected as a member of the House of Assembly. She represented the Parish of St. Andrew until 1961.

One year later Queen Elizabeth II was ascended to the Throne on the death of her father, George VI.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Barbados Labour Party	53,321	54.5	15
Conservatives	29,131	29.8	4
Congress Party	5,228	5.3	5
Independents	10,212	10.4	5
Invalid/blank votes	891	-	-
Total	62,020	100	24
Source: Nohlen

References

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

Elections and referendums in Barbados

General elections	1660–1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1951 1956 1961 1966 1971 1976 1981 1986 1991 1994 1999 2003 2008 2013

West Indies elections	1958

By-elections	1985 2001 2008

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