1986 Barbadian general election

General elections were held in Barbados on 28 May 1986.^[1] The result was a landslide victory for the Democratic Labour Party, which won 24 of the 27 seats. Among the Barbados Labour Party MPs who lost their seats was incumbent Prime Minister Harold Bernard St. John.^[2] The Workers Party of Barbados contested the elections for the first and only time, the only occasion on which a communist party contested an election in Barbados. Voter turnout was 77%.^[1]

1986 Barbadian general election

← 1981 28 May 1986 1991 →
27 seats in the House of Assembly 14 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	76.70% ( 5.12pp)
First party Second party   Leader Errol Barrow Bernard St. John Party DLP BLP Leader's seat St. John Christ Church East Central (Defeated) Last election 10 seats 17 seats Seats won 24 3 Seat change 14 14 Popular vote 80,050 54,367 Percentage 59.45% 40.37% Swing 12.32pp 11.85pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Harold Bernard St. John BLP Elected Prime Minister Errol Barrow DLP

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Labour Party	80,050	59.45	24	+14
	Barbados Labour Party	54,367	40.37	3	–14
	Workers Party of Barbados	40	0.03	0	New
	Independents	202	0.15	0	0
Total		134,659	100.00	27	0
Valid votes		134,659	99.33
Invalid/blank votes		903	0.67
Total votes		135,562	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		176,739	76.70
Source: Nohlen