1956 Bahamian general election
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General elections were held in the Bahamas between 8 and 20 June 1956. Although the Progressive Liberal Party emerged as the largest party, winning six seats, the majority of seats were won by independents.
Results[]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive Liberal Party | 7,152 | 32.60 | 6 | |
1,417 | 6.46 | 1 | ||
Independents | 13,372 | 60.95 | 22 | |
Total | 21,941 | 100.00 | 29 | |
Source: Hughes[1] |
Elected MPs[]
Number | Name | Party | District | Ethnicity |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Stafford Sands | Independent | (first place) | White |
2 | Independent | (second place) | White | |
3 | Roland Symonette | Independent | (first place) | White |
4 | Progressive Liberal Party | (second place) | Black | |
5 | Milo Butler | Progressive Liberal Party | (first place) | Black |
6 | Gerald Cash | Independent | (second place) | Black |
7 | Randol Fawkes | Progressive Liberal Party | (first place) | Black |
8 | Lynden Pindling | Progressive Liberal Party | (second place) | Black |
9 | Independent | White | ||
10 | Cyril Stevenson | Progressive Liberal Party | (first place) | Black |
11 | Progressive Liberal Party | (second place) | Black | |
12 | Independent | Abaco (first place) | White | |
13 | Independent | Abaco (second place) | White | |
14 | Independent | Abaco (third place) | White | |
15 | Independent | Harbour Island (first place) | White | |
16 | Independent | Harbour Island (second place) | White | |
17 | Independent | Harbour Island (third place) | White | |
18 | Independent | Eleuthera (first place) | White | |
19 | Independent | Eleuthera (second place) | White | |
20 | Independent | Eleuthera (third place) | White | |
21 | Independent | Cat Island(first place) | White | |
22 | Independent | Cat Island(second place) | White | |
23 | Independent | Exuma (first place) | White | |
24 | Robert Symonette | Independent | Exuma (second place) | White |
25 | Independent | Rum Cay & San Salvador | White | |
26 | Independent | Long Island (first place) | White | |
27 | Independent | Long Island (second place) | White | |
28 | Crooked Islands, Long Cay, & Acklins | White | ||
29 | Independent | White | ||
Source: Hughes |
References[]
- ^ Colin A. Hughes (1981) Race and Politics in the Bahamas, p52
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