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| Turnout | 73.8% | |||||||||||||||
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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. [1]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Errol Barrow | Democratic Labour Party | 3,957 | 86.42 | |
| John Nichols | Barbados Labour Party | 583 | 12.73 | |
| Evan Webster | Independent | 39 | 0.85 | |
| Total | 4,579 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 4,540 | 99.50 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 23 | 0.50 | ||
| Total votes | 4,563 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,231 | 73.23 | ||
| Source: Caribbean Elections, [2] Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission [3] | ||||
David Thompson won the election in a landslide victory. Turnout was 73.8%.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Thompson | Democratic Labour Party | 4,108 | 86.39 | |
| Hutson Linton | Barbados Labour Party | 544 | 11.44 | |
| Ramses Caddle | Independent | 69 | 1.45 | |
| Evan Webster | Independent | 34 | 0.72 | |
| Total | 4,755 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 4,755 | 99.79 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 10 | 0.21 | ||
| Total votes | 4,765 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,453 | 73.84 | ||
| DLP hold | ||||
| Source: Caribbean Elections, [4] Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission [5] | ||||