1985 St. Thomas by-election

Parliamentary by-election in Barbados in 1985 by-election Barbados 73.5% 1981 Barbadian general election 1981 1986 Barbadian general election 1986 23 May 1985 130x130px David Simmons Barbados Labour Party 3,036 54.52% Ronald Rock 3x4.svg Democratic Labour Party (Barbados) 2,533 45.48% MP Tom Adams Barbados Labour Party David Simmons Barbados Labour Party A by-election was held in the Barbadian constituency of the St. Thomas on 23 May 1985 after the death of the second prime minister of Barbados Tom Adams. He was a Barbados Labour Party member and the representative of the constituency in the House of Assembly of Barbados.October 2021 1985 By-Election in the Constituency of St. Thomas https://www.electoral.barbados.gov.bb/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1985-By-Election-St.-Thomas.pdf 2024-11-21 Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission Previous election 1981 general election: Saint Thomas Tom Adams Barbados Labour Party 3328 Neville Boxill Democratic Labour Party 1660 4988 48 6658 Caribbean Elections,2021-08-01 Barbados General Election Results 1981 http://caribbeanelections.com/bb/elections/bb_results_1981.asp 2024-11-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20210801151024/http://caribbeanelections.com/bb/elections/bb_results_1981.asp 1 August 2021 Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission May 2022 Report on the General Election 1981 https://www.electoral.barbados.gov.bb/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/1981-General-Electionnew.pdf 2024-11-19 Electoral and Boundaries Commission Results David Simmons won the election. Turnout was 73.5%. David Simmons Barbados Labour Party 3036 Ronald Rock Democratic Labour Party 2533 5569 36 7618 BLP hold Caribbean ElectionsMay 2022 Report on the 1985 Bye-Election in the Constituency of St. Thomas https://www.electoral.barbados.gov.bb/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/1985-Bye-Election-St.-Thomas.pdf 2024-11-21 Electoral and Boundaries Commission See also 1981 Barbadian general election List of parliamentary constituencies of Barbados List of heads of state and government who died in office References Barbados Category:1985 in Barbados Barbados Category:By-elections in Barbados