1944 Barbadian general election

Election in Barbados General elections were held in Barbados on 27 November 1944.Gary Lewis (1999) White Rebel: The Life and Times of TT Lewis, p89 Three parties each won eight of the 24 seats in the House of Assembly. The elections were the first in Barbados with women's suffrage. Prior to the elections, the income requirement for voter registration was also reduced from £50 to £20.Robert J. Alexander & Eldon M. Parker (2004) A History of Organized Labor in the English-speaking West Indies, p263 These changes led to the number of registered voters increasing from around 6,000 in 1938 to over 15,000. Results Barbados Electors Association 8 –7 Barbados Progressive League 8 +4 West Indian National Congress Party 8 New 0 Lewishttps://books.google.com/books?id=AFb3nxLDeEQC&pg=PA90 White Rebel: The Life and Times of TT Lewis Gary Lewis August 12, 1999 Press University of the West Indies Google Books 90 978-976-640-043-9 Aftermath Following the elections, a coalition government was formed by the Barbados Progressive League and the West Indian National Congress Party.Charles D. Ameringer (1992) Political Parties of the Americas, 1980s to 1990s: Canada, Latin America, and the West Indies, pp73–74 References Barbados General Category:Elections in Barbados Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Barbados