1956 Barbadian general election

7 December 1956
24 seats in the House of Assembly 13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	60.29% (4.36pp)
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 New party 1 Popular vote 48,667 19,650 21,060 Percentage 49.35% 19.92% 21.35 Swing 5.12pp New party 8.41pp
Results by constituency
Premier before election Grantley Herbert Adams BLP Elected Premier Grantley Herbert Adams BLP

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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. 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

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