1951 Barbadian general election

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] Edna Ermyntrude Bourne, elected in the Parish of St. Andrew, became the island's first female member of the House of Assembly.[2]

1951 Barbadian general election
13 December 1951
24 seats in the House of Assembly
13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout64.65%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Grantley Herbert Adams Ernest Mottley Wynter Crawford
Party BLP BEA WINCP
Leader's seat St. Joseph City of Bridgetown St. Philip
Last election 12 seats 9 seats 3 seats
Seats won 15 4 2
Seat change Increase3 Decrease5 Decrease1
Popular vote 53,321 29,131 5,224
Percentage 54.47% 29.76% 5.34%
Results by constituency
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At the time of the election, Barbados did not have a formal ministerial government. This was established on 1 February 1954, when Grantley Herbert Adams became the first Premier.[3]

Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Barbados Labour Party53,32154.4715+3
Barbados Electors' Association29,13129.764–5
West Indian National Congress Party5,2245.342–1
Independents10,21210.433+3
Total97,888100.00240
Valid votes61,13398.56
Invalid/blank votes8911.44
Total votes62,024100.00
Registered voters/turnout95,93964.65
Source: Caribbean Elections

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p90 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. "Barbados General Election Results - 13 December 1951". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. Caribbean Elections


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