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 +/-
Democratic Labour Party53,29557.418+4
Barbados Labour Party39,37642.46-2
Independents1740.200
Invalid/blank votes1,174---
Total94,019100240
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p90 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p92