Barbadian general election, 1999

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A general election was held in Barbados on 20 January 1999. The Barbadian people elected 28 members to the House of Assembly for a term of five years.

The ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP) won the largest share (26) of seats in the election.

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Summary of the 20 January 1999 Barbados House of Assembly election results
Parties Votes % Seats
Barbados Labour Party 83,445 64.87 26
Democratic Labour Party 45,118 35.08 2
Independents 67 0.05 -
Total valid votes 128,630 100.00 28
Invalid votes 820
Total votes cast (turnout: 63.4%) 129,450
Registered voters 204,307