1994 Barbadian general election

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{{Infobox election

| country = Barbados

| type = parliamentary

| previous_election = 1991 Barbadian general election

| previous_year = 1991

| next_election = 1999 Barbadian general election

| next_year = 1999

| turnout = 60.89% ({{decrease}} 2.83pp)

| seats_for_election = All 28 seats in the House of Assembly

| majority_seats = 15

| election_date = 6 September 1994

| image_size = 130x130px

| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image =Owen Arthur.png|bSize =135|cWidth=110|cHeight=130|oTop=0|oLeft=15}}

| leader1 = Owen Arthur

| party1 = Barbados Labour Party

| leaders_seat1 = St. Peter

| last_election1 = 10 seats

| seats1 = 19

| seat_change1 = {{increase}}9

| popular_vote1 = 60,504

| percentage1 = 48.34%

| swing1 = {{increase}} 5.31pp

| image2 = David Thompson.jpg

| leader2 = David Thompson

| party2 = Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)

| leaders_seat2 = St. John

| last_election2 = 18 seats

| seats2 = 8

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}10

| popular_vote2 = 47,979

| percentage2 = 38.33%

| swing2 = {{decrease}} 11.44pp

| image3 = 3x4.svg

| color3 = 4F81BD

| leader3 = Richard Haynes

| party3 = NDP

| leaders_seat3 = St. Michael South Central

| last_election3 = 0 seats

| seats3 = 1

| seat_change3 = {{increase}}1

| popular_vote3 = 15,980

| percentage3 = 12.77%

| swing3 = {{increase}} 5.94pp

| title = Prime Minister

| before_election = Lloyd Erskine Sandiford

| before_party = Democratic Labour Party

| after_election = Owen Arthur

| after_party = Barbados Labour Party

| map_image = 1994 Barbadian general election.svg

| map_caption = Results by constituency

}}{{Politics of Barbados}}

Early general elections were held in Barbados on 6 September 1994.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p90 {{ISBN|978-0-19-928357-6}} The result was a victory for the opposition Barbados Labour Party, which won 19 of the 28 seats, with its leader Owen Arthur becoming prime minister. The ruling Democratic Labour Party led by David Thompson was reduced to only eight seats. The National Democratic Party became the first third party to win a seat since the Barbados National Party in 1966, with NDP leader, Richard Haynes, winning St. Michael South Central.{{cite web |title=Barbados General Election Results - 6 September 1994 |url=http://www.caribbeanelections.com/bb/elections/bb_results_1994.asp |website=Caribbean Elections |accessdate=25 October 2020 |archive-date=31 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831054515/http://www.caribbeanelections.com/bb/elections/bb_results_1994.asp |url-status=dead }} Voter turnout was 61%.