1954 St. Lucy by-election - Misplaced Pages

Parliamentary by-election in Barbados in 1954

1954 St. Lucy by-election

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29 November 1954

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Turnout

72.98%

MP before election

L.A. Williams
BLP

Elected MP

James Cameron Tudor
BLP

A by-election was held in the Barbadian constituency of St Lucy on 29 November 1954.

Previous election

1951 general election: St Lucy
Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	John Branker	Barbados Labour Party	1,686	37.00
	L.A. Williams	Barbados Labour Party	1,315	28.86
	E.L Ward	Barbados Electors Association	1,119	24.56
	S.A. Walcott	Barbados Electors Association	264	5.79
	I.C. Sobers	Independent	173	3.80
Total			4,557	100.00

Valid votes			2,979	99.13
Invalid/blank votes			26	0.87
Total votes			3,005	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			3,925	76.56
Source: Caribbean Elections

James Cameron Tudor won the election. Turnout was 73%.


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	James Cameron Tudor	Barbados Labour Party	1,518	53.53
	Garner	Independent	767	27.05
	Greaves	Independent	551	19.43
Total			2,836	100.00

Valid votes			2,836	98.06
Invalid/blank votes			56	1.94
Total votes			2,892	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			3,963	72.98
	BLP hold
Source: Caribbean Elections

"Bye-Election, St Lucy". Barbados Electoral Department. May 2022. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
"1954 By-Election in the Constituency of St. Lucy". Barbados Electoral Department. October 2021. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
"Barbados General Election Results 1951". web.archive.org. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
"Barbados By- Election Results - St. Lucy 1954". web.archive.org. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2024-11-11.

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