1991 Barbadian general election

General elections were held in Barbados on 22 January 1991 to elect all 28 members (MPs) of the House of Assembly of Barbados.[1] The result was a victory for the ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP), which won 18 of the 28 seats. The opposition Barbados Labour Party led by Henry Forde won ten seats, an increase of seven compared to the 1986 elections. Voter turnout was 63.7%.[1] DLP leader Lloyd Erskine Sandiford remained Prime Minister.

1991 Barbadian general election
22 January 1991
28 seats in the House of Assembly
15 seats needed for a majority
Turnout63.72% (12.98%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Erskine Sandiford Henry Forde
Party DLP BLP
Leader's seat St. Michael South Christ Church West
Last election 24 seats 3 seats
Seats won 18 10
Seat change 6 7
Popular vote 59,900 51,789
Percentage 49.77% 43.03%
Swing 9.68% 2.66%
Prime Minister before election

Lloyd Erskine Sandiford
DLP

 Elected Prime Minister

Lloyd Erskine Sandiford
DLP

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This was the first general election contested by the National Democratic Party (NDP), which had been founded in 1989 by four defecting DLP MPs, led by the former finance minister Richard Haynes.[2] Despite polling nearly 7% of the national vote, all four lost their seats and no new NDP members were elected under Barbados' first-past-the-post electoral system.

Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Labour Party59,90049.7718–6
Barbados Labour Party51,78943.0310+7
National Democratic Party8,2186.830New
Independents4450.3700
Total120,352100.0028+1
Valid votes120,35298.90
Invalid/blank votes1,3441.10
Total votes121,696100.00
Registered voters/turnout191,00063.72
Source: Nohlen

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p90 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. "Barbados General Election Results - 22 January 1991". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved 25 October 2020.


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