1968 Bahamian general election explained

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]

Elected MPs

NumberNamePartyDistrictEthnicity
1Cleophas AdderleyUnited Bahamian PartyNew Providence – Nassau CityBlack
2R.F.A. RobertsProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence East - CentrevilleBlack
3Roland SymonetteUnited Bahamian PartyNew Providence East - ShirleaWhite
4Arlington ButlerProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence East – CulmervilleBlack
5Arthur HannaProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence East – Anns TownBlack
6S.L. BoweProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence East – Free TownBlack
7Geoffrey JohnstoneUnited Bahamian PartyNew Providence East – Fort MontaguWhite
8L.L. DavisProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence East – Fox HillBlack
9E.L. DonaldsonProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence West - KillarneyBlack
10Clement T. MaynardProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence West - GambierBlack
11C.C. McMillanProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence West – Fort CharlotteBlack
12Milo ButlerProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence West – Bains TownBlack
13Cecil Wallace-WhitfieldProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence South – St. AgnesBlack
14Arthur FoulkesProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence South – Grants TownBlack
15J.M. ThompsonProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence South – Fort FincastleBlack
16J.J. ShepherdProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence South – St. MichaelsBlack
17Randol FawkesLabour PartyNew Providence South – St. BarnabasBlack
18Clifford DarlingProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence South - EnglerstonBlack
19E.S. MoxeyProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence South – Coconut GroveBlack
20Carlton FrancisProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence South – South BeachBlack
21W.J. LevarityProgressive Liberal PartyGrand Bahama – West End & BiminiBlack
22M.E. MooreProgressive Liberal PartyGrand BahamaBlack
23Loftus RokerProgressive Liberal PartyAndros – Nicholls Town & Berry IslandsBlack
24C.A. BainProgressive Liberal PartyAndros – Mangrove CayBlack
25Lynden PindlingProgressive Liberal PartyAndros – Kemps BayBlack
26S.C. BootleProgressive Liberal PartyAbaco – Coopers TownBlack
27Sherwin ArcherUnited Bahamian PartyAbaco – Marsh HarbourWhite
28Norman SolomonUnited Bahamian PartyHarbour Island – St. George & Dunmore TownWhite
29Alvin Rudolph BraynenIndependentHarbour Island – St. JohnsWhite
30George ThompsonProgressive Liberal PartyEleuthera – Governors HarbourBlack
31Preston AlburyProgressive Liberal PartyEleuthera – Rock SoundBlack
32O.N. JohnsonProgressive Liberal PartyCat IslandBlack
33George SmithProgressive Liberal PartyExuma – RollevilleWhite
34Livingston CoakleyProgressive Liberal PartyExuma – George Town & Ragged IslandBlack
35Peter GrahamUnited Bahamian PartyLong Island – North Long Island, Rum Cay & San SalvadorWhite
36Donald D'albenasUnited Bahamian PartyLong Island – Clarence TownWhite
37W.A. MossProgressive Liberal PartyCrooked Islands, Long Cay, & AcklinsBlack
38J.R. FordProgressive Liberal PartyMayaguana & Inagua IslandsBlack
align=left colspan=4Source: Hughes

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Colin A. Hughes (1981) Race and Politics in the Bahamas