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1987 St. John by-election

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Turnout	73.8%
Candidate David Thompson Hutson Linton Party DLP BLP Popular vote 4,108 544 Percentage 86.39% 11.44%
MP before election Errol Barrow DLP Elected MP David Thompson DLP

A by-election was held in the Barbadian constituency of the St. John on 16 July 1987 after the death of the first prime minister of Barbados Errol Barrow. He was a Democratic Labour Party member and the representative of the constituency in the House of Assembly of Barbados.

Previous election

Results

David Thompson won the election in a landslide victory. Turnout was 73.8%.

See also

• 1986 Barbadian general election
• List of parliamentary constituencies of Barbados
• List of heads of state and government who died in office

References

1. "1987 By-Election in the Constituency of St. John" (PDF). Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission. October 2021. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
2. "Barbados General Election Results 1986". web.archive.org. 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
3. "Report on the General Election 1986" (PDF). Electoral and Boundaries Commission. May 2022. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
4. "Barbados By- Election Results - St. John 1987". web.archive.org. 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
5. "Report on the 1987 Bye-Election in the Constituency of St. John held on 16th July, 1987" (PDF). Electoral and Boundaries Commission. May 2022. Retrieved 2024-11-22.

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