Barbadian general election, 1971
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General elections were held in Barbados on 9 September 1971.[1] After the previous election had been held using two-member constituencies, this election saw the system revert to single-member constituencies.[2] The result was a victory for the Democratic Labour Party, which won 18 of the 24 seats. Voter turnout was 81.6%, the highest in the country's history.[1]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
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Democratic Labour Party | 53,295 | 57.4 | 18 | +4 |
Barbados Labour Party | 39,376 | 42.4 | 6 | -2 |
Independents | 174 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 1,174 | - | - | - |
Total | 94,019 | 100 | 24 | 0 |
Source: Nohlen |
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