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1978 St. Michael South Central by-election

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Turnout	67.5%
Candidate Richard Christopher Haynes Charles Hinds Carl Haddock Party DLP BLP Independent Popular vote 2,604 1,367 51 Percentage 64.74% 33.99% 1.27%
MP before election Frederick Smith DLP Elected MP Richard Christopher Haynes DLP

A by-election was held in the Barbadian constituency of the St. Michael South Central on 6 July 1978 after the resignation of Democratic Labour Party member Frederick Smith who was the representative of the constituency in the House of Assembly of Barbados.

Previous election

Result

Richard Christopher Haynes won the election. Turnout was 67.5%.

See also

• 1976 Barbadian general election
• List of parliamentary constituencies of Barbados

References

1. "1978 By-Election in the Constituency of St. Michael South Central" (PDF). Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission. October 2021. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
2. "Barbados General Election Results 1976". web.archive.org. 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
3. "Report of the Supervisor of Elections on the General Election 1976" (PDF). Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission. May 2022. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
4. "Report on the Bye Election in the Constituency of St. Micheal South Central held on 6th July 1978" (PDF). Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission. May 2022. Retrieved 2024-11-18.

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