1970 St. Joseph by-election
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A by-election was held in the Barbadian constituency of the St Joseph on 3 December 1970 after the resignation of Barbados Labour Party member Grantley Adams who was the representative of the constituency in the House of Assembly of Barbados. [1]
Previous election
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llyod Smith | Barbados Labour Party | 2,233 | 37.27 | |
| Grantley Adams | Barbados Labour Party | 2,027 | 33.83 | |
| Wilfred Coward | Democratic Labour Party | 1,029 | 17.18 | |
| R.B. Noel | Democratic Labour Party | 702 | 11.72 | |
| Total | 5,991 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 5,991 | 100.00 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 5,991 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,553 | 168.62 | ||
| Source: Caribbean Elections[2] | ||||
Result
[edit]Charles Lindsey Bolden won the election. Turnout was 69.3%.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Lindsey Bolden | Barbados Labour Party | 1,950 | 61.55 | |
| Lloyd Smith | Democratic Labour Party | 1,218 | 38.45 | |
| Total | 3,168 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 3,168 | 98.57 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 46 | 1.43 | ||
| Total votes | 3,214 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,640 | 69.27 | ||
| BLP hold | ||||
| Source: Caribbean Elections[3] | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1970 By-Election in the Constituency of St. Joseph" (PDF). Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commision. October 2021. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Barbados General Election Results - 3 November 1966". web.archive.org. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Barbados By- Election Results - St. Lucy 1954". web.archive.org. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
