1984 St. Peter by-election
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19 July 1984 (annulled)
22 November 1984 (re-run) | ||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 78.7% | |||||||||||||||
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A by-election was held in the Barbadian constituency of the St. Peter on 19 July 1984, and then again on 22 November 1984, after the resignation of Barbados Labour Party member Walter Hinds who was the representative of the constituency in the House of Assembly of Barbados.
The election is notable for being held a second time after the result of the first election was declared null and void by the Supreme Court of Barbados, following BLP candidate Owen Arthur appealing the outcome, due to numerous errors made by election officials. While Democratic Labour Party member Sybil Leacock was declared the winner by one vote in the first election, after the second election, Arthur was declared the winner instead. It is the only time since independence that an election result was overturned.[1]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Walter Hinds | Barbados Labour Party | 2,637 | 51.85 | |
| Sybil Leacock | Democratic Labour Party | 2,307 | 45.36 | |
| Everton Green | Independent | 106 | 2.08 | |
| Anthony Wiggens | Independent | 36 | 0.71 | |
| Total | 5,086 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 5,086 | 99.32 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 35 | 0.68 | ||
| Total votes | 5,121 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,796 | 75.35 | ||
| Source: Caribbean Elections,[2] Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission [3] | ||||
