Bahamian general election, 1967
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General elections were held in the Bahamas on 10 January 1967. The result was a tie between the Progressive Liberal Party and the United Bahamian Party, both of which won 18 seats.[1] In a reversal of the last election (in which the PLP received the most votes but the UBP won the most seats), this time the PLP won fewer votes but was able to form the country's first black-led government with the support of the sole Labour Party MP Randol Fawkes.[2]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
---|---|---|---|---|
United Bahamian Party | 19,408 | 45.0 | 18 | 0 |
Progressive Liberal Party | 18,462 | 42.8 | 18 | +10 |
Labour Party | 2,118 | 4.9 | 1 | 0 |
National Democratic Party | 0 | New | ||
Independents | 3,107 | 7.2 | 1 | -5 |
Invalid/blank votes | - | - | - | |
Total | 43,085 | 100 | 38 | +5 |
Source: Hughes, Bahamian Fragments |
Elected MPs
Number | Name | Party | District | Ethnicity |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stafford Sands | United Bahamian Party | New Providence – Nassau City | White |
2 | Roland Symonette | United Bahamian Party | New Providence East - Centreville | White |
3 | U. McPhee | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence East - Shirlea | Black |
4 | G.D.F. Clarke | United Bahamian Party | New Providence East – Palmdale | White |
5 | Arthur Hanna | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence East – Anns Town | Black |
6 | Geoffrey Johnstone | United Bahamian Party | New Providence East – Fort Montagu | White |
7 | C.E. Francis | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence East – Winton | Black |
8 | E.L. Donaldson | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence West - Killarney | Black |
9 | C.C. McMillan | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence West – Fort Charlotte | Black |
10 | Milo Butler | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence West – Bains Town | Black |
11 | C.V. Wallace Whitfield | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence South – St. Agnes | Black |
12 | A.A. Foulkes | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence South – Grants Town | Black |
13 | J.M. Thompson | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence South – Fort Fincastle | Black |
14 | J.J. Shepherd | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence South – St. Michaels | Black |
15 | Randol Fawkes | Labour Party | New Providence South – St. Barnabas | Black |
16 | Clifford Darling | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence South - Englerston | Black |
17 | E.S. Moxey | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence South – Coconut Grove | Black |
18 | W.J. Levarity | Progressive Liberal Party | Grand Bahama – West End & Bimini | Black |
19 | M.E. Moore | Progressive Liberal Party | Grand Bahama | Black |
20 | William Christie | United Bahamian Party | Andros – Nicholls Town & Berry Islands | White |
21 | C.A. Bain | Progressive Liberal Party | Andros – Mangrove Cay | Black |
22 | Lynden Pindling | Progressive Liberal Party | Andros – Kemps Bay | Black |
23 | J.H. Bethell | United Bahamian Party | Abaco (first place) | White |
24 | Leonard Thompson | United Bahamian Party | Abaco (second place) | White |
25 | F.H. Christie | United Bahamian Party | Abaco (third place) | White |
26 | Norman Solomon | United Bahamian Party | Harbour Island (first place) | White |
27 | Alvin Braynen | Independent | Harbour Island (second place) | White |
28 | George Thompson | Progressive Liberal Party | Eleuthera (first place) | Black |
29 | G. Baker | United Bahamian Party | Eleuthera (second place) | White |
30 | Preston Albury | Progressive Liberal Party | Eleuthera (third place) | Black |
31 | G.K. Kelly | United Bahamian Party | Cat Island | White |
32 | Robert Symonette | United Bahamian Party | Exuma (first place) | White |
33 | F.H. Brown | United Bahamian Party | Exuma (second place) | White |
34 | R.M. Solomon | United Bahamian Party | Rum Cay & San Salvador | White |
35 | Peter Graham | United Bahamian Party | Long Island (first place) | White |
36 | Donald D'albenas | United Bahamian Party | Long Island (second place) | White |
37 | B.T. Kelly | United Bahamian Party | Crooked Islands, Long Cay, & Acklins | White |
38 | Bernard Dupuch | United Bahamian Party | Mayaguana & Inagua Islands | White |
Source: Hughes |
References
- ↑ Hughes, C (1981) Race and Politics in the Bahamas ISBN 978-0-312-66136-6
- ↑ An Informal History of the Grand Bahama Port Authority, 1955-1985 Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine. Bahamian Fragments
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