1961 Barbadian general election

General elections were held in Barbados on 4 December 1961.[1] Although the Barbados Labour Party received more votes, the result was a victory for the Democratic Labour Party, which won 15 of the 24 seats. Voter turnout was 61.3%.[1]

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