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1986 Barbadian general election

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1986 Barbadian general election

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27 seats in the House of Assembly
14 seats needed for a majority
Turnout76.70% (Increase5.12pp)
  First party Second party
 
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Bernard St. John (cropped).jpg
Leader Errol Barrow Bernard St. John
Party DLP BLP
Leader's seat St. John Christ Church East Central (defeated)
Last election 10 seats 17 seats
Seats won 24 3
Seat change Increase14 Decrease14
Popular vote 80,050 54,367
Percentage 59.45% 40.37%
Swing Increase12.32pp Decrease11.85pp

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Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Harold Bernard St. John
BLP

Elected Prime Minister

Errol Barrow
DLP

General elections were held in Barbados on 28 May 1986.[1] The result was a landslide victory for the Democratic Labour Party, which won 24 of the 27 seats. Among the Barbados Labour Party MPs who lost their seats was incumbent Prime Minister Harold Bernard St. John.[2] The Workers Party of Barbados contested the elections for the first and only time, the only occasion on which a communist party contested an election in Barbados. Voter turnout was 77%.[1]

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Barbados

Barbados

Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of 432 km2 (167 sq mi) and has a population of about 287,000. Its capital and largest city is Bridgetown.

Landslide victory

Landslide victory

A landslide victory is an election result in which the victorious candidate or party wins by an overwhelming margin. The term became popular in the 1800s to describe a victory in which the opposition is "buried", similar to the way in which a geological landslide buries whatever is in its path. What constitutes a landslide varies by the type of electoral system. Even within an electoral system, there is no consensus on what sized margin makes for a landslide.

Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)

Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP), colloquially known as the "Dems", is a political party in Barbados, established in 1955. It was the ruling party from 15 January 2008 to 24 May 2018 but faced an electoral wipeout in the 2018 general election which left it with no MPs.

Barbados Labour Party

Barbados Labour Party

The Barbados Labour Party (BLP), colloquially known as the "Bees", is a social democratic political party in Barbados established in 1938. Led by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, it is the governing party of Barbados and the sole ruling party in the House of Assembly of Barbados, holding 30 out of 30 seats. The BLP was elected to government on 25 May 2018 after a decade in opposition, with Mottley becoming the country's first female prime minister. The party originally won all of the seats in the House of Assembly, but Bishop Joseph Atherley, the MP for St. Michael West, became an independent MP and the leader of the opposition on 2 June 2018. The party won all 30 seats in the 2022 general election.

Harold Bernard St. John

Harold Bernard St. John

Sir Harold Bernard St. John, KA was a Barbadian politician who served as the third prime minister of Barbados from 1985 to 1986. To date, he is the shortest serving Barbadian prime minister. He was leader of the Barbados Labour Party from 1970 to 1971 and again from 1985 to 1987. He was widely known as Bree.

Workers Party of Barbados

Workers Party of Barbados

The Workers Party of Barbados was a Marxist political party in Barbados. The party was established on 1 May 1985 by George Belle and contested the 1986 elections, when it presented two candidates. The party received just 40 votes, failed to win a seat, and did not run in any further elections.

Results

House of Assembly of Barbados, 1986.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Labour Party80,05059.4524+14
Barbados Labour Party54,36740.373–14
Workers Party of Barbados400.030New
Independents2020.1500
Total134,659100.00270
Valid votes134,65999.33
Invalid/blank votes9030.67
Total votes135,562100.00
Registered voters/turnout176,73976.70
Source: Nohlen

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Barbados Labour Party

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The Barbados Labour Party (BLP), colloquially known as the "Bees", is a social democratic political party in Barbados established in 1938. Led by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, it is the governing party of Barbados and the sole ruling party in the House of Assembly of Barbados, holding 30 out of 30 seats. The BLP was elected to government on 25 May 2018 after a decade in opposition, with Mottley becoming the country's first female prime minister. The party originally won all of the seats in the House of Assembly, but Bishop Joseph Atherley, the MP for St. Michael West, became an independent MP and the leader of the opposition on 2 June 2018. The party won all 30 seats in the 2022 general election.

Workers Party of Barbados

Workers Party of Barbados

The Workers Party of Barbados was a Marxist political party in Barbados. The party was established on 1 May 1985 by George Belle and contested the 1986 elections, when it presented two candidates. The party received just 40 votes, failed to win a seat, and did not run in any further elections.

Independent politician

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References
  1. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p90 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ "Barbados General Election Results - 28 May 1986". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved 27 October 2020.

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