1951 Barbadian general election

1951 Barbadian general election
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All 24 seats in the House of Assembly
13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout64.65%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Grantley Herbert Adams Ernest Mottley Wynter Crawford
Party BLP BEA WINCP
Last election 12 seats 9 seats 3 seats
Seats won 15 4 2
Seat change Increase3 Decrease5 Decrease1
Popular vote 53,321 29,131 5,224
Percentage 54.47% 29.76% 5.34%
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General elections were held in Barbados on 13 December 1951,[1] the first held under universal suffrage.[2] The result was a victory for the Barbados Labour Party, which won 15 of the 24 seats. Voter turnout was 65%.[1] Edna Ermyntrude Bourne, elected in the Parish of St. Andrew, became the island's first female member of the House of Assembly.[3]

At the time of the election, Barbados did not have a formal ministerial government. This was established on 1 February 1954, when Grantley Herbert Adams became the first Premier.[4]

  1. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p90 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ "Barbados (11/09)". U.S. State Department.
  3. ^ "Barbados General Election Results - 13 December 1951". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. ^ Caribbean Elections