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1985 St Thomas by-election

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Turnout	73.5%
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.

Previous election

Results

David Simmons won the election. Turnout was 73.5%.

See also

• 1981 Barbadian general election
• List of parliamentary constituencies of Barbados
• List of heads of state and government who died in office

References

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 Commission. May 2022. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
4. "Report on the 1985 Bye-Election in the Constituency of St. Thomas" (PDF). Electoral and Boundaries Commission. May 2022. Retrieved 2024-11-21.

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