BARBADOS
Parliamentary Chamber: House of Assembly

ELECTIONS HELD IN 1991

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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


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