1985 St Thomas by-election

1985 St Thomas by-election

23 May 1985
Turnout	73.5%
Candidate David Simmons Ronald Rock Party BLP DLP Popular vote 3,036 2,533 Percentage 54.52% 45.48%
MP before election Tom Adams BLP Elected MP David Simmons BLP

A by-election was held in the Barbadian constituency of the St.Thomas on 23 May 1985 after the death of the second prime minister of Barbados Tom Adams. He was a Barbados Labour Party member and the representative of the constituency in the House of Assembly of Barbados.^[1]

Previous election

1981 general election: Saint Thomas

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Tom Adams	Barbados Labour Party	3,328	66.72
	Neville Boxill	Democratic Labour Party	1,660	33.28
Total			4,988	100.00
Valid votes			4,988	99.05
Invalid/blank votes			48	0.95
Total votes			5,036	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			6,658	75.64
Source: Caribbean Elections,[2] Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission [3]

Results

David Simmons won the election. Turnout was 73.5%.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	David Simmons	Barbados Labour Party	3,036	54.52
	Ronald Rock	Democratic Labour Party	2,533	45.48
Total			5,569	100.00
Valid votes			5,569	99.36
Invalid/blank votes			36	0.64
Total votes			5,605	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			7,618	73.58
	BLP hold
Source: Caribbean Elections[4]

See also

• 1981 Barbadian general election
• List of parliamentary constituencies of Barbados
• List of heads of state and government who died in office

References

1. "1985 By-Election in the Constituency of St. Thomas" (PDF). Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission. October 2021. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
2. "Barbados General Election Results 1981". web.archive.org. 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
3. "Report on the General Election 1981" (PDF). Electoral and Boundaries Commission. May 2022. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
4. "Report on the 1985 Bye-Election in the Constituency of St. Thomas" (PDF). Electoral and Boundaries Commission. May 2022. Retrieved 2024-11-21.