1958 West Indies federal elections

Federal elections were held in the West Indies Federation for the first and only time on 25 March 1958. The result was a victory for the West Indies Federal Labour Party, which won 25 of the 45 seats in the House of Representatives.

1958 West Indies federal elections
25 March 1958
All 45 seats in the House of Representatives
23 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
DLP
BNP
Leader Grantley Herbert Adams Ashford Sinanan Florence Daysh
Party Federalist Democrat Barbados National
Seats won 25 19 1
Colours denote the party with the largest number of seats by island/island group. Grey denotes islands not part of the Federation.
Position unfilled before election

None

 Prime Minister

Grantley Herbert Adams
Federalist

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