Barbadian general election, 1981

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General elections were held in Barbados on 18 June 1981.^[1] The result was a victory for the Barbados Labour Party, which won 17 of the 27 seats. Voter turnout was 71.6%.^[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Barbados Labour Party	61,883	52.2	17	0
Democratic Labour Party	55,845	47.1	10	+3
Independents	773	0.7	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	1,065	-	-	-
Total	119,566	100	27	+3
Source: Nohlen

References

1 2 Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p90 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

Elections and referendums in Barbados

General elections	1660–1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1951 1956 1961 1966 1971 1976 1981 1986 1991 1994 1999 2003 2008 2013

By-elections	1985 2001 2008

West Indies elections	1958

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