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
CandidatePartyVotes%
Grantley AdamsBarbados Labour Party2,16643.79
Lloyd SmithBarbados Labour Party2,04641.37
Joseph N.T. KellmanProgressive Conservative Party3887.84
L.L. GillProgressive Conservative Party3467.00
Total4,946100.00
Valid votes2,66498.92
Invalid/blank votes291.08
Total votes2,693100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,80870.72
Source: Caribbean Elections[2]

St John

General election 1956: St. John
CandidatePartyVotes%
L. ThorneBarbados Labour Party1,33223.35
Victor VaughanBarbados Labour Party1,27522.35
C.A. SpeedeDemocratic Labour Party97717.13
O.T. AllderPeople's Progressive Movement96516.92
J.S.B. DearProgressive Conservative Party60810.66
E.McG. WebsterIndependent1933.38
S. LintonPeople's Progressive Movement1402.45
G.W. MaynardIndependent941.65
J.A.LeV. WilsonIndependent661.16
A.H.A. LewisDemocratic Labour Party540.95
Total5,704100.00
Valid votes3,57199.06
Invalid/blank votes340.94
Total votes3,605100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,15569.93
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
CandidatePartyVotes%
Glenroy StraughnBarbados Labour Party1,11246.88
Wilfred CowardDemocratic Labour Party92639.04
Joseph N.T. KellmanIndependent24910.50
Louis A. VaughnIndependent853.58
Total2,372100.00
Valid votes2,37295.15
Invalid/blank votes1214.85
Total votes2,493100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,10760.70
BLP hold
Source: Caribbean Elections[3]

St John

1958 St. John by-election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Errol BarrowDemocratic Labour Party1,43050.05
Owen T. AllderBarbados Labour Party87330.56
John W.B. CheneryIndependent55419.39
Total2,857100.00
Valid votes2,85798.65
Invalid/blank votes391.35
Total votes2,896100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,05957.24
DLP gain from Barbados Labour Party
Source: Caribbean Elections[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bye-Election in the Constituencies of St. Joseph and St. John" (PDF). Barbados Electoral Department. May 2022. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  2. ^ a b "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.
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