1958 Barbadian by-elections
{{Short description|Parliamentary by-election in Barbados in 1958}}
{{Infobox election
| country = Barbados
| previous_election = 1956 Barbadian general election
| previous_year = 1956
| next_election = 1961 Barbadian general election
| next_year = 1961
| election_date = 21 May 1958
| module = {{Infobox election
| embed = yes
| election_name = 1958 St. Joseph constituency by-election
| type = by-election
| image_size = 130x130px
| candidate1 = Glenroy Straughn
| image1 = 3x4.svg
| party1 = Barbados Labour Party
| popular_vote1 = 1,112
| percentage1 = 46.88%
| swing1 =
| candidate2 = Wilfred Coward
| image2 = 3x4.svg
| party2 = Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)
| popular_vote2 = 926
| percentage2 = 39.04%
| swing2 =
| candidate3 = Joseph N.T. Kellman
| image3 = 3x4.svg
| party3 = Independent
| popular_vote3 = 249
| percentage3 = 10.50%
| swing3 =
| title = MP
| posttitle =
| before_election = Grantley Adams
| before_party = BLP
| after_election = Glenroy Straughn
| after_party = BLP
| module = {{Infobox election
| embed = yes
| election_name = 1958 St. John constituency by-election
| type = by-election
| image_size = 130x130px
| candidate1 = Errol Barrow
| image1 = Errol Barrow 1968 - 2.png
| party1 = Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)
| popular_vote1 = 1,430
| percentage1 = 50.05%
| swing1 =
| candidate2 = Owen T. Allder
| image2 = 3x4.svg
| party2 = Barbados Labour Party
| popular_vote2 = 873
| percentage2 = 30.55%
| swing2 =
| candidate3 = John W.B. Chenery
| image3 = 3x4.svg
| party3 = Independent
| popular_vote3 = 554
| percentage3 = 19.39%
| swing3 =
| title = MP
| before_election = Victor Vaughn
| before_party = BLP
| after_election = Errol Barrow
| after_party = DLP
}}}}}}
By-elections were held in the Barbadian constituencies of St Joseph and St John on 21 May 1958.{{Cite web |date=May 2022 |title=Bye-Election in the Constituencies of St. Joseph and St. John |url=https://www.electoral.barbados.gov.bb/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/1958-Bye-Election-St.-John-St.-Joseph1-rotated-1.pdf |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Barbados Electoral Department}}
Previous election
=St Joseph=
{{Election results
|caption=General election 1956: St Joseph
|cand1=Grantley Adams|party1=Barbados Labour Party|votes1=2166
|cand2=Lloyd Smith|party2=Barbados Labour Party|votes2=2046
|cand3=Joseph N.T. Kellman|party3=Progressive Conservative Party|votes3=388
|cand4=L.L. Gill|party4=Progressive Conservative Party|votes4=346
|valid=2664
|invalid=29
|electorate=3808
|source=Caribbean Elections{{Cite web |date=2021-05-18 |title=Barbados General Election Results 1951 |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210518173043/http://caribbeanelections.com/bb/elections/bb_results_1951.asp |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=Caribbean Elections}}
}}
=St John=
{{Election results
|caption=General election 1956: St. John
|cand1= L. Thorne|party1=Barbados Labour Party|votes1=1332
|cand2= Victor Vaughan|party2=Barbados Labour Party|votes2=1275
|cand3=C.A. Speede|party3=Democratic Labour Party|votes3=977
|cand4=O.T. Allder|party4=People's Progressive Movement|votes4=965
|cand5=J.S.B. Dear|party5=Progressive Conservative Party|votes5=608
|cand6=E.McG. Webster|party6=Independent|votes6=193
|cand7=S. Linton|party7=People's Progressive Movement|votes7=140
|cand8=G.W. Maynard|party8=Independent|votes8=94
|cand9=J.A.LeV. Wilson|party9=Independent|votes9=66
|cand10=A.H.A. Lewis|party10=Democratic Labour Party|votes10=54
|valid=3571
|invalid=34
|electorate=5155
}}
Results
Glenroy Straughn won the St Joseph election and Errol Barrow won the St. John election. The St. John constituency would become a DLP stronghold and not elect a non-DLP candidate until the 2018 general elections sixty years later.
=St Joseph=
{{Election results
|caption=1958 St. Joseph by-election
|cand1=Glenroy Straughn|party1=Barbados Labour Party|votes1= 1112
|cand2=Wilfred Coward|party2=Democratic Labour Party|votes2=926
|cand3=Joseph N.T. Kellman|party3=Independent|votes3=249
|cand4=Louis A. Vaughn|party4=Independent|votes4=85
|valid=2372
|invalid=121
|electorate=4107
|result=BLP hold
}}
=St John=
{{Election results
|caption=1958 St. John by-election
|cand1= Errol Barrow|party1=Democratic Labour Party|votes1=1430
|cand2=Owen T. Allder|party2=Barbados Labour Party|votes2=873
|cand3=John W.B. Chenery|party3=Independent|votes3=554
|valid=2857
|invalid=39
|electorate=5059
|result=DLP gain from Barbados Labour Party
}}
See also
References
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{{Barbadian elections}}