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1985 St Thomas by-election

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1985 St Thomas by-election

← 1981 23 May 1985 1986 →
Turnout73.5%
 
Candidate David Simmons Ronald Rock
Party BLP DLP
Popular vote 3,036 2,533
Percentage 54.52% 45.48%

MP before election

Tom Adams
BLP

Elected MP

David Simmons
BLP

A by-election was held in the Barbadian constituency of the St.Thomas on 23 May 1985 after the death of the second prime minister of Barbados Tom Adams. He was a Barbados Labour Party member and the representative of the constituency in the House of Assembly of Barbados.[1]

Previous election

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1981 general election: Saint Thomas
CandidatePartyVotes%
Tom AdamsBarbados Labour Party3,32866.72
Neville BoxillDemocratic Labour Party1,66033.28
Total4,988100.00
Valid votes4,98899.05
Invalid/blank votes480.95
Total votes5,036100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,65875.64
Source: Caribbean Elections,[2] Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commision [3]

Results

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David Simmons won the election. Turnout was 73.5%.

CandidatePartyVotes%
David SimmonsBarbados Labour Party3,03654.52
Ronald RockDemocratic Labour Party2,53345.48
Total5,569100.00
Valid votes5,56999.36
Invalid/blank votes360.64
Total votes5,605100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,61873.58
BLP hold
Source: Caribbean Elections[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1985 By-Election in the Constituency of St. Thomas" (PDF). Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission. October 2021. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
  2. ^ "Barbados General Election Results 1981". web.archive.org. 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  3. ^ "Report on the General Election 1981" (PDF). Electoral and Boundaries Commision. May 2022. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  4. ^ "Report on the 1985 Bye-Election in the Constituency of St. Thomas" (PDF). Electoral and Boundaries Commision. May 2022. Retrieved 2024-11-21.