Barbadian general election, 1961

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General elections were held in Barbados on 4 December 1961.[1] Although the Barbados Labour Party received more votes, the result was a victory for the Democratic Labour Party, which won 15 of the 24 seats. Voter turnout was 61.3%.[1]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Barbados Labour Party40,09636.84–11
Democratic Labour Party39,53436.315+11
Barbados National Party24,01522.14+1
Independents5,2634.81–1
Invalid/blank votes681
Total64,090100240
Registered voters/turnout104,51861.3
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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