27 seats in the House of Assembly 14 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
71.58% (2.51pp)
First party
Second party
Leader
Tom Adams
Errol Barrow
Party
BLP
DLP
Last election
17 seats
7 seats
Seats won
17
10
Seat change
3
Popular vote
61,883
55,845
Percentage
52.22%
47.13%
Swing
0.47pp
0.69pp
Results by constituency
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Tom Adams
BLP
Elected Prime Minister
Tom Adams
BLP
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Dame Sandra Mason
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President: Reginald Farley
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Leader: Bishop Joseph J. S. Atherley
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General elections were held in Barbados on 18 June 1981.[1] The result was a victory for the ruling Barbados Labour Party, which won 17 of the 27 seats. Voter turnout was 71.6%.[1]
This was the first election to take place after the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act (1980) had increased the number of seats in the House of Assembly of Barbados from 24 to 27, the first such expansion since 1843.[2]
^ abDieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p90 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
^"Barbados General Election Results - 18 June 1981". Caribbean Elections. Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
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