# 1976 Barbadian by-elections

By-elections were held in the Barbadian constituencies of St. Philip North and the city of Bridgetown on 26 February 1976 and 12 May 1976 respectively. Both elections were triggered based on the resignations of House of Assembly representatives Elliot Mottley (representing of the City of Bridgetown) and Neville Maxwell (representing St. Philip North). It was the first by-election held under the new single-member first-past-the-post system.

## Previous election

General election 1971: St. Philip North :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Neville Maxwell | Democratic Labour Party | 2,831 | 80.56 |
| | David Simmons | Barbados Labour Party | 683 | 19.44 |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,514 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 3,514 | 98.24 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 63 | 1.76 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,577 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 4,164 | 85.90 |
| Source: Caribbean Elections |||||
General election 1971: City of Bridgetown :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Elliot Mottley | Barbados Labour Party | 1,977 | 52.69 |
| | Lisle Carmichael | Democratic Labour Party | 1,775 | 47.31 |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,752 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 3,752 | 98.84 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 44 | 1.16 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,796 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 5,188 | 73.17 |
| Source: Caribbean Elections |||||

## Result

Billie Miller won the Bridgetown election and David Simmons won the St. Philip North election.
1976 St. Philip North By-Election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | David Simmons | Barbados Labour Party | 1,835 | 49.51 |
| | Warwick Franklin | Democratic Labour Party | 1,662 | 44.85 |
| | Maurice Mason | Independent | 179 | 4.83 |
| | Evans Webster | Independent | 30 | 0.81 |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,706 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 3,706 | 98.93 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 40 | 1.07 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,746 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 4,889 | 76.62 |
| | BLP gain from DLP | BLP gain from DLP | BLP gain from DLP | BLP gain from DLP |
| Source: Caribbean Elections |||||
1976 City of Bridgetown By-Election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Billie Miller | Barbados Labour Party | 1,872 | 56.88 |
| | Lisle Carmichael | Democratic Labour Party | 1,318 | 40.05 |
| | Carl Moore | People's Political Alliance | 56 | 1.70 |
| | Al Gilkes | Independent | 30 | 0.91 |
| | Callie Mottley | Independent | 15 | 0.46 |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,291 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 3,291 | 95.25 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 164 | 4.75 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,455 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 5,692 | 60.70 |
| | BLP hold | BLP hold | BLP hold | BLP hold |
| Source: Caribbean Elections |||||