1956 Barbadian general election

7 December 1956

24 seats in the House of Assembly
13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout60.29% (Decrease4.36pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Grantley Herbert Adams Errol Barrow Ernest Mottley
Party BLP DLP PCP
Leader's seat St. Joseph St. George (not elected) City of Bridgetown
Last election 15 seats 4 seats
Seats won 15 4 3
Seat change Steady New party Decrease1
Popular vote 48,667 19,650 21,060
Percentage 49.35% 19.92% 21.35
Swing Decrease5.12pp New party Decrease8.41pp

Results by constituency

Premier before election

Grantley Herbert Adams
BLP

Elected Premier

Grantley Herbert Adams
BLP

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. MPs were elected across twelve two-member constituencies, using the block vote method.[2] Voter turnout was 60.3%.[1]

Despite winning more votes than the newly formed Democratic Labour Party, the Progressive Conservative Party won fewer seats, a consequence of the plurality voting system used.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Barbados Labour Party48,66749.35150
Progressive Conservative Party21,06021.353–1
Democratic Labour Party19,65019.924New
People's Progressive Movement1,6951.720New
Independents7,5527.662–1
Total98,624100.00240
Valid votes61,55398.84
Invalid/blank votes7211.16
Total votes62,274100.00
Registered voters/turnout103,29060.29
Source: Caribbean Elections

References

  1. 1 2 Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p90 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. "Barbados General Election Results - 6 December 1956". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved 29 October 2020.


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