1956 Barbadian general election

none Barbados Flag of Barbados (1870–1966).svg parliamentary 1951 Barbadian general election 1951 1961 Barbadian general election 1961 60.29% ( 4.36pp) 24 seats in the House of Assembly 13 7 December 1956 130x130px Errol_Barrow_1976.jpg Errol Barrow Democratic Labour Party (Barbados) – 4 New party 19,650 19.92% New party Grantley Adams 1955.jpg Grantley Adams Barbados Labour Party 15 seats 15 48,667 49.35% 5.12pp Ernest Mottley 1951.png Ernest Mottley PCP AA00D4 4 seats 3 1 21,060 21.35 8.41pp Premier Grantley Herbert Adams Barbados Labour Party Grantley Herbert Adams Barbados Labour Party 1956 Barbadian general election.svg Results by constituency General elections were held in Barbados on 7 December 1956.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p90 978-0-19-928357-6 The result was a victory for the Barbados Labour Party, which won 15 of the 24 seats. MPs were elected across twelve two-member constituencies, using the block voting method.Barbados General Election Results - 6 December 1956 http://www.caribbeanelections.com/bb/elections/bb_results_1956.asp Caribbean Elections 29 October 2020 18 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210518035538/http://caribbeanelections.com/bb/elections/bb_results_1956.asp dead Voter turnout was 60%. Despite winning more votes than the newly formed Democratic Labour Party, the Progressive Conservative Party won fewer seats, a consequence of the plurality voting system used. Results Barbados Labour Party 48667 15 0 Progressive Conservative Party 21060 3 –1 Democratic Labour Party 19650 4 New People's Progressive Movement 1695 0 New #E46C0A Independents 7552 2 –1 0 61553 721 103290 Caribbean Elections References Barbados General Category:Elections in Barbados Barbados