Barbadian general election, 2003

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General elections were held in Barbados on 21 May 2003. The result was a victory for the Barbados Labour Party, which won 23 of the 30 seats. Voter turnout was 56.8%, the lowest since universal suffrage was introduced in 1951.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Barbados Labour Party	69,294	55.9	23	-3
Democratic Labour Party	54,746	44.2	7	+5
Independents	137	0.1	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	286	-	-	-
Total	124,177	100	30	+2
Source: Nohlen