Barbadian general election, 1956

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General elections were held in Barbados on 7 December 1956.[1] The result was a victory for the Barbados Labour Party, which won 15 of the 24 seats. Voter turnout was 60.3%.[1]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Barbados Labour Party48,66749.3150
Progressive Conservative Party21,06021.43–1
Democratic Labour Party19,65019.94New
People's Progressive Movement1,6951.70New
Independents7,5527.72
Invalid/blank votes681
Total62,274100240
Registered voters/turnout103,29060.3
Source: Nohlen, Parliament of Barbados

References

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