1944 Barbadian general election

General elections were held in Barbados on 27 November 1944.[1] Three parties each won eight of the 24 seats in the House of Assembly.

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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.[2] These changes led to the number of registered voters increasing from around 6,000 in 1938 to over 15,000.[1]

Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Barbados Electors Association8–7
Barbados Progressive League8+4
West Indian National Congress Party8New
Total240
Source: Lewis

Aftermath

Following the elections, a coalition government was formed by the Barbados Progressive League and the West Indian National Congress Party.[3]

References
  1. Gary Lewis (1999) White Rebel: The Life and Times of TT Lewis, p89
  2. Robert J. Alexander & Eldon M. Parker (2004) A History of Organized Labor in the English-speaking West Indies, p263
  3. Charles D. Ameringer (1992) Political Parties of the Americas, 1980s to 1990s: Canada, Latin America, and the West Indies, pp73–74
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