1948 Barbadian general election
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General elections were held in Barbados on 13 December 1948.Gary Lewis (1999) [https://books.google.com/books?id=AFb3nxLDeEQC&pg=PA124 White Rebel: The Life and Times of TT Lewis], p124 The Barbados Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 12 of the 24 seats in the House of Assembly. It was the last election held before the introduction of universal suffrage in 1950.{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.electoral.barbados.gov.bb/25104-2/ |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Electoral & Boundaries Commission Barbados |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=The History |url=https://www.barbadosparliament.com/main_page_content/show_content/13 |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Barbados Parliament}}
Results
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|party1=Barbados Labour Party|ivotes1=14287|seats1=12|sc1=+3
|party2=Barbados Electors Association|ivotes2=12467|seats2=9|sc2=+3
|party3=West Indian National Congress Party|ivotes3=3887|seats3=3|sc3=–4
|party4=Independents|votes4=|seats4=0|sc4=–2
|total_sc=0
|electorate=29120
|source=Kunsman,Charles Henry Kunsman (1963) The Origins and Development of Political Parites in the British West Indies, Volume 2, p492 [https://books.google.com/books?id=AFb3nxLDeEQC&pg=PA125 Lewis], [https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00098964/02757/4x The Barbados Advocate]
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Aftermath
Following the elections K.N.R. Husbands was elected Speaker, becoming the first black man to hold the position. In 1949 Muriel Hanschell was appointed to the Legislative Council, becoming the first female member of Parliament.[http://caribbeanelections.com/bb/education/women.asp Women in Politics in Barbados] Caribbean Elections
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