1978 St. Michael South Central by-election
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6 July 1978
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| Turnout | 67.5% | |||||||||||||||
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A by-election was held in the Barbadian constituency of the St. Michael South Central on 6 July 1978 after the resignation of Democratic Labour Party member Frederick Smith who was the representative of the constituency in the House of Assembly of Barbados.[1]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Frederick Smith | Democratic Labour Party | 1,615 | 49.68 | |
| Charles Hinds | Barbados Labour Party | 1,595 | 49.06 | |
| Grafton Clarke | Independent | 41 | 1.26 | |
| Total | 3,251 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 3,251 | 99.27 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 24 | 0.73 | ||
| Total votes | 3,275 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,759 | 68.82 | ||
| Source: Caribbean Elections,[2] Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission [3] | ||||
