1970 St. Joseph by-election

1970 St. Joseph by-election
← 1966 3 December 1970 1971 →
Turnout69.3%
 
Candidate Charles Lindsey Bolden Lloyd Smith
Party BLP DLP
Popular vote 1,950 1,218
Percentage 61.55% 38.45%
MP before election

Grantley Adams
BLP

Elected MP

Charles Lindsey Bolden
BLP

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

1966 general election: St Joseph
CandidatePartyVotes%
Llyod SmithBarbados Labour Party2,23337.27
Grantley AdamsBarbados Labour Party2,02733.83
Wilfred CowardDemocratic Labour Party1,02917.18
R.B. NoelDemocratic Labour Party70211.72
Total5,991100.00
Valid votes5,991100.00
Invalid/blank votes00.00
Total votes5,991100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,553168.62
Source: Caribbean Elections[2]

Result

Charles Lindsey Bolden won the election. Turnout was 69.3%.

CandidatePartyVotes%
Charles Lindsey BoldenBarbados Labour Party1,95061.55
Lloyd SmithDemocratic Labour Party1,21838.45
Total3,168100.00
Valid votes3,16898.57
Invalid/blank votes461.43
Total votes3,214100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,64069.27
BLP hold
Source: Caribbean Elections[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "1970 By-Election in the Constituency of St. Joseph" (PDF). Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission. October 2021. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  2. ^ "Barbados General Election Results - 3 November 1966". 2021-05-18. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  3. ^ "Barbados By- Election Results - St. Lucy 1954". 2021-05-18. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 2024-11-11.