1968 Bahamian general election

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Early general elections were held in the Bahamas on 10 April 1968. The result was a victory for the Progressive Liberal Party, which won 29 seats.[1] Voter turnout was 85.5%.[2]

Results[]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Progressive Liberal Party29,15666.5129+11
United Bahamian Party12,37128.227–11
Labour Party8231.8810
Independents1,4863.3910
Total43,836100.00380
Valid votes43,83694.45
Invalid/blank votes2,5755.55
Total votes46,411100.00
Registered voters/turnout54,28185.50
Source: Caribbean Elections

Elected MPs[]

Number Name Party District Ethnicity
1 United Bahamian Party Black
2 Progressive Liberal Party Black
3 Roland Symonette United Bahamian Party White
4 Progressive Liberal Party Black
5 Arthur Hanna Progressive Liberal Party Black
6 Progressive Liberal Party Black
7 Geoffrey Johnstone United Bahamian Party White
8 Progressive Liberal Party Black
9 Progressive Liberal Party Black
10 Progressive Liberal Party Black
11 Progressive Liberal Party Black
12 Milo Butler Progressive Liberal Party Black
13 Progressive Liberal Party Black
14 Progressive Liberal Party Black
15 Progressive Liberal Party Black
16 Progressive Liberal Party Black
17 Randol Fawkes Labour Party Black
18 Clifford Darling Progressive Liberal Party Black
19 Progressive Liberal Party Black
20 Progressive Liberal Party Black
21 Progressive Liberal Party Black
22 Progressive Liberal Party Grand Bahama Black
23 Progressive Liberal Party Black
24 Progressive Liberal Party Black
25 Lynden Pindling Progressive Liberal Party Black
26 Progressive Liberal Party Black
27 United Bahamian Party White
28 United Bahamian Party White
29 Independent White
30 Progressive Liberal Party Black
31 Progressive Liberal Party Black
32 Progressive Liberal Party Cat Island Black
33 Progressive Liberal Party White
34 Progressive Liberal Party Black
35 United Bahamian Party White
36 United Bahamian Party White
37 Progressive Liberal Party Crooked Islands, Long Cay, & Acklins Black
38 Progressive Liberal Party Black
Source: Hughes

References[]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p78 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Colin A. Hughes (1981) Race and Politics in the Bahamas ISBN 978-0-312-66136-6
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