1954 St Lucy by-election
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A by-election was held in the Barbadian constituency of St Lucy on 29 November 1954.[1][2]
Previous election
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Branker | Barbados Labour Party | 1,686 | 37.00 | |
| L.A. Williams | Barbados Labour Party | 1,315 | 28.86 | |
| E.L Ward | Barbados Electors Association | 1,119 | 24.56 | |
| S.A. Walcott | Barbados Electors Association | 264 | 5.79 | |
| I.C. Sobers | Independent | 173 | 3.80 | |
| Total | 4,557 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 2,979 | 99.13 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 26 | 0.87 | ||
| Total votes | 3,005 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,925 | 76.56 | ||
| Source: Caribbean Elections[3] | ||||
Result
[edit]James Cameron Tudor won the election. Turnout was 73%.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Cameron Tudor | Barbados Labour Party | 1,518 | 53.53 | |
| Garner | Independent | 767 | 27.05 | |
| Greaves | Independent | 551 | 19.43 | |
| Total | 2,836 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 2,836 | 98.06 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 56 | 1.94 | ||
| Total votes | 2,892 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,963 | 72.98 | ||
| BLP hold | ||||
| Source: Caribbean Elections[4] | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bye-Election, St Lucy". Barbados Electoral Department. May 2022. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "1954 By-Election in the Constituency of St. Lucy". Barbados Electoral Department. October 2021. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "Barbados General Election Results 1951". web.archive.org. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "Barbados By- Election Results - St. Lucy 1954". web.archive.org. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
