1987 St. John by-election

1987 St. John by-election
← 1986 16 July 1987 1991 →
Turnout	73.8%
MP before election; Errol Barrow; DLP	Elected MP ; David Thompson; DLP

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]

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]

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