1978 St. Michael South Central by-election

1978 St. Michael South Central by-election
← 1976 6 July 1978 1981 →
Turnout67.5%
 
Candidate Richard Christopher Haynes Charles Hinds Carl Haddock
Party DLP BLP Independent
Popular vote 2,604 1,367 51
Percentage 64.74% 33.99% 1.27%
MP before election

Frederick Smith
DLP

Elected MP

Richard Christopher Haynes
DLP

A by-election was held in the Barbadian constituency of the St. Michael South Central on 6 July 1978 after the resignation of Democratic Labour Party member Frederick Smith who was the representative of the constituency in the House of Assembly of Barbados.[1]

  1. ^ "1978 By-Election in the Constituency of St. Michael South Central" (PDF). Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission. October 2021. Retrieved 2024-11-18.