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1969 City of Bridgetown by-election

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Turnout	56.1%
Candidate Elliot Mottley Millar George Batson Party BLP DLP Independent Popular vote 1,698 1,135 57 Percentage 57.48% 27.05% 1.93%   Candidate Glenroy Straughn Carl Haddock Eric Sealy Party Independent Independent Independent Popular vote 33 23 8 Percentage 1.12% 0.78% 0.27%
MP before election Louis Lynch BNP Elected MP Elliot Mottley BLP

A by-election was held in the Barbadian constituency of the city of Bridgetown on 29 May 1969 after the death of Barbados National Party member Louis Lynch who was the representative of the constituency in the House of Assembly of Barbados. It was the first election held after Barbados gained independence from the British Empire in 1966.

Previous election

Result

Elliot Mottley won the election. Turnout was 56.1%.

See also

• 1966 Barbadian general election
• List of parliamentary constituencies of Barbados

References

1. "1969 By-Election in the Constituency of Bridgetown" (PDF). The Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission. October 2021. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
2. "Barbados General Election Results 1966". web.archive.org. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
3. "Barbados By-Election Results: City of Bridgetown - 29 May 1969" (PDF). web.archive.org. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2024-11-13.

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