Barbadian general election, 1986

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General elections were held in Barbados on 28 May 1986. The result was a victory for the Democratic Labour Party, which won 24 of the 27 seats. Voter turnout was 76.7%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Democratic Labour Party	80,050	59.4	24	+14
Barbados Labour Party	54,367	40.4	3	-14
Workers Party of Barbados	40	0.0	0	New
Independents	202	0.2	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	903	-	-	-
Total	135,562	100	27	0
Source: Nohlen