2003 Barbadian general election

2003 Barbadian general election

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30 seats in the House of Assembly 16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	56.88% (6.48pp)
First party Second party   Leader Owen Arthur Clyde Mascoll Party BLP DLP Leader's seat St. Peter St. John Last election 26 seats 2 seats Seats won 23 7 Seat change 3 5 Popular vote 69,720 54,746 Percentage 55.80% 44.09% Swing 9.07pp 9.01pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Owen Arthur Barbados Labour Party Elected Prime Minister Owen Arthur Barbados Labour Party

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General elections were held in Barbados on 21 May 2003.^[1] The result was a victory for the Barbados Labour Party, which won 23 of the 30 seats. Voter turnout was 57%, the lowest since universal suffrage was introduced in 1951.^[1]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barbados Labour Party	69,294	55.80	23	–3
	Democratic Labour Party	54,746	44.09	7	+5
	Independents	137	0.11	0	0
Total		124,177	100.00	30	+2
Valid votes		124,177	99.77
Invalid/blank votes		286	0.23
Total votes		124,463	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		218,811	56.88
Source: Nohlen

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