Chamber:
	House of Assembly
Dates of elections / renewal (from/to):
	22 January 1991
Purpose of elections:
	Elections were held for all the seats in the House of Assembly following premature dissolution of this body. General elections had previously been held in May 1986.
Background and outcome of elections:
	Following the May 1986 general elections, Prime Minister Errol Barrow (Democratic Labour Party - DLP) died in June 1987 and was succeeded by Mr. Erskine Sandiford (hitherto the Deputy Prime Minister), who pledged to continue Mr. Barrow’s economic and social policies, particularly tax reforms. In February 1989, four DLP members left the party to form a new one known as the National Democratic Party (NDP); Mr. Richard Haynes, its head, was subsequently appointed as leader of the parliamentary opposition. In the 1991 poll, the ruling DLP’s main challenge once again came from the Barbados Labour Party (BLP), which had been in power until 1986. On polling day, Mr. Sandiford won his first full term of office as Prime Minister as the DLP captured 18 of the enlarged House of Assembly’s 28 seats. The BLP, led by Mr. Henry Forde, won the remaining 10. A new Cabinet was announced on 26 January.

STATISTICS

Round no 1 (22 January 1991): Elections results
Number of registered electors	190,998
Valid votes	120,258

Round no 1: Distribution of votes
Political Group	Candidates	Votes	%
Democratic Labour Party (DLP)	28	59,879	49.8
Barbados Labour Party (BLP)	28	51,659	43.0
National Democratic Party	28	8,142	6.8

Round no 1: Distribution of seats
Political Group	Total	Gain/Loss
Democratic Labour Party (DLP)	18	-2
Barbados Labour Party (BLP)	10	+7
National Democratic Party	0	-4

Comments:
	One seat added since last elections.

Distribution of seats according to sex:
Men:	27
Women:	1