1940 Barbadian general election

General elections were held in Barbados in 1940. The Voters Association won all but five of the seats in the House of Assembly, with the Barbados Progressive League winning the remaining five.[1][2]

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Results


Party		Seats
	Voters Association	19
	Barbados Progressive League	5
Total		24

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 2018 2022 Next
By-elections	1954 1958 1969 1970 1976 1978 1984 1985 1987 1996 2001 2011 2020
West Indies elections	1958

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