General elections were held in Barbados on 27 November 1944.
[1] Three parties each won eight of the 24 seats in the House of Assembly.
Prior to the elections, the income requirement for voter registration was also reduced from £50 to £20.
[2] These changes led to the number of registered voters increasing from around 6,000 in 1938 to over 15,000.
[1] Following the elections, a coalition government was formed by the Barbados Progressive League and the West Indian National Congress Party.