Archival Information - Barbados
Results of Past Elections
1956 Elections
Elections were held on the 6th December, 1956. Twenty four (24) candidates; two (2) for each of the twelve (12) constituencies were elected to the House of Assembly as follows:
Barbados Labour Party -15
Democratic Labour Party - 4
Progressive Conservative Party - 3
Peoples Progressive Movement - 0
Independents - 2
1961 Elections
Elections were held on the 4th December, 1961. Twenty four (24) candidates; two (2) for each of the twelve (12) constituencies were elected to the House of Assembly as follows:
Barbados Labour Party - 4
Barbados National Party - 4
Democratic Labour Party - 15
Independent - 1
1966 Elections
Elections were held on the 3rd November, 1966. Twenty four (24) candidates; two (2) for each of the twelve (12) constituencies were elected to the House of Assembly as follows:
Barbados Labour Party (BLP) - 8
Barbados National Party (BNP) - 2
Democratic Labour Party (DLP) - 14
Peoples Progressive Movement (PPM) - 0
Independents (IND) - 0
1971 Elections
Elections were held on the 9th September, 1971. The election of members to serve in the House of Assembly was as follows: -
Barbados Labour Party - 6
Democratic Labour Party - 18
Independents - 0
1976 Elections
Elections were held on the 2nd September, 1976. The election of members to serve in the House of Assembly was as follows:
Barbados Labour Party - 17
Democratic Labour Party - 7
People’s Political Alliance - 0
Independents - 0
1981 Elections
For the 1981 elections, the number of constituencies was increased from 24 to 27.
Elections were held on the 18th June, 1981. The election of members to serve in the House of Assembly was as follow:
Barbados Labour Party - 17
Democratic Labour Party - 10
Independents - 0
1986 Elections
Elections were held on the 28th May, 1986. The election of members to serve in the House of Assembly was as follows:
Barbados Labour Party - 3
Democratic Labour Party - 24
Workers Party of Barbados - 0
Independents - 0
1991 Elections
For the 1991 elections, the number of constituencies increased from 27 to 28. Elections were held on the 22nd January, 1991. The election of Members to serve in the House of Assembly was as follows:
Barbados Labour Party - 10
Democratic Labour Party - 18
National Democratic Party - 0
Independents – 0
1994 Elections
Elections were held on the 6th September, 1994. The election of Members to serve in the House of Assembly was as follows:
Barbados Labour Party - 19
Democratic Labour Party - 8
National Democratic Party - 1
1999 Elections
Elections were held on the 20th January, 1999. The election of Members to serve in the House of Assembly was as follows:
Barbados Labour Party - 26
Democratic Labour Party - 2
2003 Elections
For the 2003 Elections, the number of constituencies was increased from 28 to 30.
Elections were held on the 21st May, 2003. The election of Members to serve in the House of Assembly was as follows:
Barbados Labour Party - 23
Democratic Labour Party - 7
Independent - 0
2008 Elections
Elections were held on the 15 January, 2008. The election of Members to serve in the House of Assembly was as follows:
Democratic Labour Party - 20
Barbados Labour Party - 10
Peoples Empowerment Party - 0
Peoples Democratic Congress - 0
Independent – 0
The table below shows the Constituencies, the total electorate for each constituency, the names of the Candidates, the Party each Candidate represented and the number of votes cast for each Candidate:
