1967 Bahamian general election explained

General elections were held in the Bahamas on 10 January 1967. The result was a tie between the Progressive Liberal Party and the United Bahamian Party, both of which won 18 seats.[1] In a reversal of the previous election (in which the PLP received the most votes but the UBP won the most seats), this time the PLP received a lower share of the vote than the UBP, but was able to form the country's first black-led government with the support of the sole Labour Party MP Randol Fawkes.[2]

Elected MPs

NumberNamePartyDistrictEthnicity
1Stafford SandsUnited Bahamian PartyNew Providence – Nassau CityWhite
2Roland SymonetteUnited Bahamian PartyNew Providence East - CentrevilleWhite
3U. McPheeProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence East - ShirleaBlack
4G.D.F. ClarkeUnited Bahamian PartyNew Providence East – PalmdaleWhite
5Arthur HannaProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence East – Anns TownBlack
6Geoffrey JohnstoneUnited Bahamian PartyNew Providence East – Fort MontaguWhite
7Carlton FrancisProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence East – WintonBlack
8E.L. DonaldsonProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence West - KillarneyBlack
9C.C. McMillanProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence West – Fort CharlotteBlack
10Milo ButlerProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence West – Bains TownBlack
11Cecil Wallace-WhitfieldProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence South – St. AgnesBlack
12Arthur FoulkesProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence South – Grants TownBlack
13J.M. ThompsonProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence South – Fort FincastleBlack
14J.J. ShepherdProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence South – St. MichaelsBlack
15Randol FawkesLabour PartyNew Providence South – St. BarnabasBlack
16Clifford DarlingProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence South - EnglerstonBlack
17E.S. MoxeyProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence South – Coconut GroveBlack
18W.J. LevarityProgressive Liberal PartyGrand Bahama – West End & BiminiBlack
19M.E. MooreProgressive Liberal PartyGrand BahamaBlack
20William ChristieUnited Bahamian PartyAndros – Nicholls Town & Berry IslandsWhite
21C.A. BainProgressive Liberal PartyAndros – Mangrove CayBlack
22Lynden PindlingProgressive Liberal PartyAndros – Kemps BayBlack
23J.H. BethellUnited Bahamian PartyAbaco (first place)White
24Leonard ThompsonUnited Bahamian PartyAbaco (second place)White
25F.H. ChristieUnited Bahamian PartyAbaco (third place)White
26Norman SolomonUnited Bahamian PartyHarbour Island (first place)White
27Alvin Rudolph BraynenIndependentHarbour Island (second place)White
28George ThompsonProgressive Liberal PartyEleuthera (first place)Black
29G. BakerUnited Bahamian PartyEleuthera (second place)White
30Preston AlburyProgressive Liberal PartyEleuthera (third place)Black
31G.K. KellyUnited Bahamian PartyCat IslandWhite
32Robert SymonetteUnited Bahamian PartyExuma (first place)White
33F.H. BrownUnited Bahamian PartyExuma (second place)White
34R.M. SolomonUnited Bahamian PartyRum Cay & San SalvadorWhite
35Peter GrahamUnited Bahamian PartyLong Island (first place)White
36Donald D'albenasUnited Bahamian PartyLong Island (second place)White
37B.T. KellyUnited Bahamian PartyCrooked Islands, Long Cay, & AcklinsWhite
38Bernard DupuchUnited Bahamian PartyMayaguana & Inagua IslandsWhite
align=left colspan=4Source: Hughes

Notes and References

  1. Colin A. Hughes (1981) Race and Politics in the Bahamas
  2. http://www.jabezcorner.com/Grand_Bahama/Informal4.html An Informal History of the Grand Bahama Port Authority, 1955-1985