A by-election was held in the Barbadian constituency of the St. Michael North West on 4 December 1996 after the resignation of Democratic Labour Party member Lawson Weekes who was the representative of the constituency in the House of Assembly of Barbados.[1]
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| Turnout | 53.6% | |||||||||||||||
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Previous election
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Lawson Weekes | Democratic Labour Party | 1,683 | 46.69 | |
| Carlisle Best | Barbados Labour Party | 1,517 | 42.08 | |
| Orville Applewhaite | National Democratic Party | 344 | 9.54 | |
| Sally Cools | Independent | 61 | 1.69 | |
| Total | 3,605 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 3,605 | 99.37 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 23 | 0.63 | ||
| Total votes | 3,628 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,634 | 54.69 | ||
| Source: Caribbean Elections,[2] Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commision [3] | ||||
Results
editClyde Mascoll won the election. Turnout was 53.6%
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Clyde Mascoll | Democratic Labour Party | 2,014 | 55.84 | |
| Mark Williams | Barbados Labour Party | 1,593 | 44.16 | |
| Total | 3,607 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 3,607 | 99.39 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 22 | 0.61 | ||
| Total votes | 3,629 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,763 | 53.66 | ||
| DLP hold | ||||
| Source: Caribbean Elections,[4] Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission[5] | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Report on the 1987 Bye-Election in the Constituency of St. John held on 4th December,1996". Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission. October 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Barbados General Election Results 1994". 2021-10-05. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ "Report on the General Election 1994" (PDF). Electoral and Boundaries Commission. May 2022. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "Barbados By- Election Results - St. Michael North West 1996". 2021-05-18. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ "Report on the 1987 Bye-Election in the Constituency of St. John held on 4th December,1996". Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission. October 2021.
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