Barbadian general election, 1999

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A general election was held in Barbados on 20 January 1999. The Barbadian people elected 28 members to the House of Assembly for a term of five years.

The ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP) won the largest share (26) of seats in the election.

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Summary of the 20 January 1999 Barbados House of Assembly election results

Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Barbados Labour Party	83,445	64.87	26
Democratic Labour Party	45,118	35.08	2
Independents	67	0.05	-
Total valid votes	128,630	100.00	28
Invalid votes	820
Total votes cast (turnout: 63.4%)	129,450
Registered voters	204,307

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