Barbadian general election, 1986

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A legislative election was held in Barbados on 28 May 1986. The Barbadian people elected 27 members to the House of Assembly for a term of five years.

The opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) defeated the Barbados Labour Party (BLP), capturing the largest share (24) of seats in the election.

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Summary of the 28 May 1986 Barbados House of Assembly election results

Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Democratic Labour Party	80,050	59.44	24
Barbados Labour Party	54,367	40.37	3
Workers Party of Barbados	40	0.03	-
Independents	202	0.15	-
Total valid votes	134,659		27
Invalid votes	903
Total votes cast (turnout: 76.7%)	135,562
Registered voters	176,739

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