Barbadian general election, 1971

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A general election was held in Barbados on 9 September 1971. The Barbadian people elected 24 members to the House of Assembly for a term of five years.

The ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP) won the largest share (18) of seats in the election.

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Summary of the 9 September 1971 Barbados House of Assembly election results

Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Democratic Labour Party	53,295	57.40	18
Barbados Labour Party	39,376	42.41	6
Independents	174	0.19	-
Total valid votes	92,845	100.00	24
Invalid votes	1,174
Total votes cast (turnout: 81.6%)	94,019
Registered voters	115,189

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