1976 Barbadian by-elections

By-elections were held in the Barbadian constituencies of St. Philip North and the city of Bridgetown on 26 February 1976 and 12 May 1976 respectively. Both elections were triggered based on the resignations of House of Assembly representatives Elliot Mottley (representing of the City of Bridgetown) and Neville Maxwell (representing St. Philip North). It was the first by-election held under the new single-member first-past-the-post system. ^[1][2]

1976 Barbadian by-elections

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1976 St. Philip North constituency by-election

26 February 1976

Candidate David Simmons Warwick Franklin Party BLP DLP Popular vote 1,835 1,662 Percentage 49.51% 44.84%

MP before election Neville Maxwell DLP Elected MP David Simmons BLP

1976 City of Bridgetown constituency by-election

12 May 1976

Candidate Billie Miller Lisle Carmichael Party BLP DLP Popular vote 1,872 1,318 Percentage 56.88% 40.05%

MP before election Elliot Mottley BLP Elected MP Billie Miller BLP

Previous election

General election 1971: St. Philip North

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Neville Maxwell	Democratic Labour Party	2,831	80.56
	David Simmons	Barbados Labour Party	683	19.44
Total			3,514	100.00
Valid votes			3,514	98.24
Invalid/blank votes			63	1.76
Total votes			3,577	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			4,164	85.90
Source: Caribbean Elections[3] [4]

General election 1971: City of Bridgetown

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Elliot Mottley	Barbados Labour Party	1,977	52.69
	Lisle Carmichael	Democratic Labour Party	1,775	47.31
Total			3,752	100.00
Valid votes			3,752	98.84
Invalid/blank votes			44	1.16
Total votes			3,796	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			5,188	73.17
Source: Caribbean Elections[5]

Result

Billie Miller won the Bridgetown election and David Simmons won the St. Philip North election.^[6][7]

1976 St. Philip North By-Election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	David Simmons	Barbados Labour Party	1,835	49.51
	Warwick Franklin	Democratic Labour Party	1,662	44.85
	Maurice Mason	Independent	179	4.83
	Evans Webster	Independent	30	0.81
Total			3,706	100.00
Valid votes			3,706	98.93
Invalid/blank votes			40	1.07
Total votes			3,746	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			4,889	76.62
	BLP gain from DLP
Source: Caribbean Elections[8]

1976 City of Bridgetown By-Election

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Billie Miller	Barbados Labour Party	1,872	56.88
	Lisle Carmichael	Democratic Labour Party	1,318	40.05
	Carl Moore	People's Political Alliance	56	1.70
	Al Gilkes	Independent	30	0.91
	Callie Mottley	Independent	15	0.46
Total			3,291	100.00
Valid votes			3,291	95.25
Invalid/blank votes			164	4.75
Total votes			3,455	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			5,692	60.70
	BLP hold
Source: Caribbean Elections [9]

See also

• 1971 Barbadian general election
• List of parliamentary constituencies of Barbados