1978 St. Michael South Central by-election

A by-election was held in the Barbadian constituency of the St. Michael South Central on 6 July 1978 after the resignation of Democratic Labour Party member Frederick Smith who was the representative of the constituency in the House of Assembly of Barbados.^[1]

1978 St. Michael South Central by-election

← 1976 6 July 1978 1981 →
Turnout	67.5%
Candidate Richard Christopher Haynes Charles Hinds Party DLP BLP Popular vote 2,604 1,367 Percentage 64.74% 33.99%
MP before election Frederick Smith DLP Elected MP Richard Christopher Haynes DLP

Previous election

1976 general election: Saint Michael South Central

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Frederick Smith	Democratic Labour Party	1,615	49.68
	Charles Hinds	Barbados Labour Party	1,595	49.06
	Grafton Clarke	Independent	41	1.26
Total			3,251	100.00
Valid votes			3,251	99.27
Invalid/blank votes			24	0.73
Total votes			3,275	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			4,759	68.82
Source: Caribbean Elections,[2] Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission [3]

Result

Richard Christopher Haynes won the election. Turnout was 67.5%.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Richard Christopher Haynes	Democratic Labour Party	2,604	64.74
	Charles Hinds	Barbados Labour Party	1,367	33.99
	Carl Haddock	Independent	51	1.27
Total			4,022	100.00
Valid votes			4,022	97.95
Invalid/blank votes			84	2.05
Total votes			4,106	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			6,086	67.47
	DLP hold
Source: Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission [4]

See also

• 1976 Barbadian general election
• List of parliamentary constituencies of Barbados