1958 Barbadian by-elections

1958 Barbadian by-elections

21 May 1958

1958 St. Joseph constituency by-election

Candidate Glenroy Straughn Wilfred Coward Joseph N.T. Kellman Party BLP DLP Independent Popular vote 1,112 926 249 Percentage 46.88% 39.04% 10.50%

MP before election Grantley Adams BLP Elected MP Glenroy Straughn BLP

1958 St. John constituency by-election

Candidate Errol Barrow Owen T. Allder John W.B. Chenery Party DLP BLP Independent Popular vote 1,430 873 554 Percentage 50.05% 30.55% 19.39%

MP before election Victor Vaughn BLP Elected MP Errol Barrow DLP

By-elections were held in the Barbadian constituencies of St Joseph and St John on 21 May 1958.[1]

Previous election

St Joseph

General election 1956: St Joseph

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Grantley Adams	Barbados Labour Party	2,166	43.79
	Lloyd Smith	Barbados Labour Party	2,046	41.37
	Joseph N.T. Kellman	Progressive Conservative Party	388	7.84
	L.L. Gill	Progressive Conservative Party	346	7.00
Total			4,946	100.00
Valid votes			2,664	98.92
Invalid/blank votes			29	1.08
Total votes			2,693	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			3,808	70.72
Source: Caribbean Elections[2]

St John

General election 1956: St. John

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	L. Thorne	Barbados Labour Party	1,332	23.35
	Victor Vaughan	Barbados Labour Party	1,275	22.35
	C.A. Speede	Democratic Labour Party	977	17.13
	O.T. Allder	People's Progressive Movement	965	16.92
	J.S.B. Dear	Progressive Conservative Party	608	10.66
	E.McG. Webster	Independent	193	3.38
	S. Linton	People's Progressive Movement	140	2.45
	G.W. Maynard	Independent	94	1.65
	J.A.LeV. Wilson	Independent	66	1.16
	A.H.A. Lewis	Democratic Labour Party	54	0.95
Total			5,704	100.00
Valid votes			3,571	99.06
Invalid/blank votes			34	0.94
Total votes			3,605	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			5,155	69.93
Source: Caribbean Elections[2]

Results

Glenroy Straughn won the St Joseph election and Errol Barrow won the St. John election. The St. John constituency would become a DLP stronghold and not elect a non-DLP candidate until the 2018 general elections sixty years later.

St Joseph

1958 St. Joseph by-election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Glenroy Straughn	Barbados Labour Party	1,112	46.88
	Wilfred Coward	Democratic Labour Party	926	39.04
	Joseph N.T. Kellman	Independent	249	10.50
	Louis A. Vaughn	Independent	85	3.58
Total			2,372	100.00
Valid votes			2,372	95.15
Invalid/blank votes			121	4.85
Total votes			2,493	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			4,107	60.70
	BLP hold
Source: Caribbean Elections[3]

St John

1958 St. John by-election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Errol Barrow	Democratic Labour Party	1,430	50.05
	Owen T. Allder	Barbados Labour Party	873	30.56
	John W.B. Chenery	Independent	554	19.39
Total			2,857	100.00
Valid votes			2,857	98.65
Invalid/blank votes			39	1.35
Total votes			2,896	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			5,059	57.24
	DLP gain from Barbados Labour Party
Source: Caribbean Elections[4]

See also

• 1956 Barbadian general election
• List of parliamentary constituencies of Barbados

References

1. "Bye-Election in the Constituencies of St. Joseph and St. John" (PDF). Barbados Electoral Department. May 2022. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
2. "Barbados General Election Results 1951". Caribbean Elections. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
3. "Barbados By- Election Results - St. Joseph 1958". Caribbean Elections. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
4. "Barbados By- Election Results - St. John 1958". Caribbean Elections. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2024-11-12.