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
Leader's seat
St. Joseph
St. George (not elected)
City of Bridgetown
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
Politics of Barbados
Constitution
Human rights
Executive
President (list)
Dame Sandra Mason
Prime Minister (list)
Mia Mottley
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Ministries
Legislature
House of Assembly
Speaker: Arthur Holder
Senate
President: Reginald Farley
Leader
Opposition
Leader: Bishop Joseph J. S. Atherley
Legislation
Judiciary
Caribbean Court of Justice
Supreme Court
Chief Justice: Marston Gibson
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General: 2018
2022
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Presidential: 2021
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Minister: Kerrie Symmonds
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General elections were held in Barbados on 7 December 1956.[1] 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 vote method.[2] Voter turnout was 60.3%.[1]
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.
^ abNohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p90 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
^"Barbados General Election Results - 6 December 1956". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
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