1956 Barbadian general election

1956 Barbadian general election

7 December 1956
24 seats in the House of Assembly 13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	60.29% ( 4.36pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Grantley Herbert Adams Errol Barrow Ernest Mottley Party BLP DLP PCP Last election 15 seats – 4 seats Seats won 15 4 3 Seat change New party 1 Popular vote 48,667 19,650 21,060 Percentage 49.35% 19.92% 21.35 Swing 5.12pp New party 8.41pp
Results by constituency
Premier before election Grantley Herbert Adams BLP Elected Premier Grantley Herbert Adams BLP

General elections were held in Barbados on 7 December 1956. The result was a victory for the Barbados Labour Party, which won 15 of the 24 seats. MPs were elected across twelve two-member constituencies, using the block voting method. Voter turnout was 60%.

Despite winning more votes than the newly formed Democratic Labour Party, the Progressive Conservative Party won fewer seats, a consequence of the plurality voting system used.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barbados Labour Party	48,667	49.35	15	0
	Progressive Conservative Party	21,060	21.35	3	–1
	Democratic Labour Party	19,650	19.92	4	New
	People's Progressive Movement	1,695	1.72	0	New
	Independents	7,552	7.66	2	–1
Total		98,624	100.00	24	0
Valid votes		61,553	98.84
Invalid/blank votes		721	1.16
Total votes		62,274	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		103,290	60.29
Source: Caribbean Elections