Country: | Barbados |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1991 Barbadian general election |
Previous Year: | 1991 |
Next Election: | 1999 Barbadian general election |
Next Year: | 1999 |
Turnout: | 60.89% (2.83pp) |
Seats For Election: | 28 seats in the House of Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 15 |
Election Date: | 6 September 1994 |
Leader1: | Owen Arthur |
Party1: | Barbados Labour Party |
Last Election1: | 10 seats |
Seats1: | 19 |
Seat Change1: | 9 |
Popular Vote1: | 60,504 |
Percentage1: | 48.34% |
Swing1: | 5.31pp |
Leader2: | David Thompson |
Party2: | Democratic Labour Party (Barbados) |
Last Election2: | 18 seats |
Seats2: | 8 |
Seat Change2: | 10 |
Popular Vote2: | 47,979 |
Percentage2: | 38.33% |
Swing2: | 11.44pp |
Image3: | 3x4.svg |
Color3: | 4F81BD |
Leader3: | Richard Haynes |
Party3: | NDP |
Last Election3: | 0 seats |
Seats3: | 1 |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Popular Vote3: | 15,980 |
Percentage3: | 12.77% |
Swing3: | 5.94pp |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Lloyd Erskine Sandiford |
Before Party: | Democratic Labour Party |
After Election: | Owen Arthur |
After Party: | Barbados Labour Party |
Early general elections were held in Barbados on 6 September 1994.[1] The result was a victory for the opposition Barbados Labour Party, which won 19 of the 28 seats, with its leader Owen Arthur becoming Prime Minister. The ruling Democratic Labour Party led by David Thompson was reduced to only eight seats. The National Democratic Party became the first third party to win a seat since the Barbados National Party in 1966, with NDP leader, Richard Haynes, winning St. Michael South Central.[2] Voter turnout was 60.9%.[1]