1951 Barbadian general election

General elections were held in Barbados on 13 December 1951,[1] the first held under universal suffrage. The result was a victory for the Barbados Labour Party, which won 15 of the 24 seats. Voter turnout was 64.6%.[1] Edna Ermyntrude Bourne, elected in the Parish of St. Andrew, became the island's first female MP.

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Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Barbados Labour Party	53,321	54.5	15
Conservatives	29,131	29.8	4
Congress Party	5,228	5.3	5
Independents	10,212	10.4	5
Invalid/blank votes	891	–	–
Total	62,020	100	24
Registered voters/turnout	95,939	64.6	–
Source: Nohlen

References

Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p90 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

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