General elections were held in

Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). ...

on 9 September 1971.Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p90 Amendments to the

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saw the two-member constituencies previously used replaced by single-member

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constituencies. This was also the first election in modern Barbadian history to be contested by only two political parties, not including two

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candidates. The result was a victory for the Democratic Labour Party, which won 18 of the 24 seats. Despite achieving a larger increase in vote share than its opponent, the

Barbados Labour Party The Barbados Labour Party (BLP), colloquially known as the "Bees", is a social democratic political party in Barbados established in 1938. Led by Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, it is the governing party of Barbados and the sole ruling party i ...

lost two seats and its leader,

Harold Bernard St. John Sir Harold Bernard St. John, KA (16 August 1931 – 29 February 2004) was a Barbadian politician who served as the third prime minister of Barbados from 1985 to 1986. To date, he is the shortest serving Barbadian prime minister. He was leader o ...

, was defeated in his constituency of Christ Church South Central.''Caribbean Elections'' Voter turnout was 81.6%, the highest in the country's history.

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Elections in Barbados

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