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Barbados 1981 Legislative Election

Chamber
House of Assembly

Date of Election

June 18, 1981

Type of Electoral System

Majority
Number of Seats Available
27

Length of Legislative Term

5 years

Number of Seats
Percentage of Votes #
Barbados Labour Party (BLP)
17
52.2%
Democratic Labour Party (DLP)
10
47.1%

Source: Political Handbook of the World 1984-85, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1985.
# Source: Political Database of the Americas (1999) Barbados:Parliamentary Elections '66-'91. [Internet]. Georgetown University and the Organization of American States. 11 October 2001.

Population Size
250 000
Registered Voters
167 029

Total Votes

119 566

Vote/Registered Voters

71.6%

Spoilt Ballots

0.9%

Source: Voter Turnout: Barbados. [Internet]. International IDEA. 17 October 2001.


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