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Barbadians went to the polls to elect a new government on 24 May 2018. Caribbean Elections provides information and current news for voters, students, teachers on the election and the Barbados electoral process. PARTIES CONSTITUENCIES 2018 CANDIDATES 2018 RESULTS PAST RESULTS EDUCATION POLITICAL PARTIES BAJAN FREE PARTY BFP Manifesto Manifesto Manifesto Policies       2018 POLITICAL PARTY MANIFESTOS BLP 2018 Manifesto | Full | Mini | Audio | Youth DLP 2018 Manifesto CONSTITUENCIES    City of Bridgetown    St. Michael South    St. Michael East    St. Michael South Central    St. Michael Central    St. Michael South East    St. Michael North East    St. Michael North    St. Michael North West    St. Michael West    St. Michael West Central    Christ Church West    Christ Church West Central    Christ Church South    Christ Church East Central    Christ Church East    St. Philip North    St. Philip South    St. Philip West    St. George North    St. George South    St. John    St. Joseph    St. Thomas    St. James North    St. James South    St. James Central    St. Peter    St. Andrew    St. Lucy OVERVIEW OF ELECTORAL SYSTEM The House of Assembly of Barbados has 30 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies by first-past-the-post voting. The Senate has 21 appointed members. Head of State Inherited monarchy with a Governor-General appointed by the British Monarch Head of Government Prime Minister is appointed by the Governor-General Structure of Parliament Bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate with 21 seats and the House of Assembly with 30 seats Electoral Law 1 Jun 1971; Last amendment: 1 Sep 1990 Constituencies 30 single-member constituencies Voting System In the Senate 21 members are appointed by the Governor-General. In the House of Assembly 30 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms. Term of Office 5 years for both chambers Voter Requirements - Age: 18 years - Barbados citizenship (or Commonwealth citizenship if residence in the country for 3 years before elections) - Residence in a constituency for 3 months - Disqualifications: insanity, imprisonment, death sentence Candidate Eligibility and Requirements - Qualified electors - Age: 21 years - Barbados citizenship - Residence in the country for more than 7 years - Ineligibility: undischarged bankruptcy, allegiance to a foreign State, imprisonment exceeding 6 months, conviction of felony or of an offence involving dishonesty, electoral fraud - Nomination by 4 electors - Deposit equivalent to USD125, reimbursed if the candidate is elected or obtains more than 1/6 of the total votes cast in the constituency. Electoral Authority  Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission   Last Elections 24 May 2018 | Learn more » Next Elections May 2023 VOTER EDUCATION 2018 ELECTION - BY THE NUMBERS Party Results 2018 2013 2008 2003 Barbados Labour Party (BLP) 30 14 9 24 Democratic Labour Party (DLP) 0 16 21 6 PAST ELECTIONS Year Specific Date   Winning Party Total Seats Voter Turnout   Party % Votes Seats 1951 Thu, 13 Dec 1951   Barbados Labour Party 54.50% 15 24 64.65% 1956 Thu, 06 Dec 1956   Barbados Labour Party 49.00% 15 24 60.29% 1961 Mon. 04 Dec 1961   Democratic Labour Party 36.30% 14 24 61.32% 1966 Thu, 03 Nov 1966   Democratic Labour Party 49.30% 14 24 79.70% 1971 Thu, 09 Sep 1971   Democratic Labour Party 42.40% 18 24 81.64% 1976 Thu, 02 Sep 1976   Barbados Labour Party 52.69% 24 27 74.09% 1981 Thu, 18 Jun 1981   Barbados Labour Party 52.22% 17 27 71.59% 1986 Tue, 28 May 1986   Democratic Labour Party 59.46% 24 27 76.70% 1991 Tue, 22 Jan 1991   Democratic Labour Party 53.97% 18 28 59.41% 1994 Tue, 06 Sep 1994   Barbados Labour Party 48.34% 19 28 60.89% 1999 Wed, 20 Jan 1999   Barbados Labour Party 64.87% 26 28 63.36% 2003 Wed, 21 May 2003   Barbados Labour Party 55.60% 27 30 60.36% 2008 Tue, 15 Jan 2008   Democratic Labour Party 52.53% 20 30 63.25% 2013 Thu, 21 Feb 2013   Democratic Labour Party 51.28% 16 30 62.02% 2018 Thu, 24 May 2018   Barbados Labour Party 74.58% 30 30 60.00% (approx) VOTING TRENDS Key BLP = Barbados Labour Party; DLP = Democratic Labour Party; IND = Independent candidate; * Incumbent; ** Political Leader Fact Check We strive for accuracy and fairness. 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Chicago: "Title of Web Page," KnowledgeWalk Institute, last modified (date), URL.  PAST ELECTIONS  GENERAL ELECTIONS    General Election Results 1951    General Election Results 1956    General Election Results 1961    General Election Results 1966    General Election Results 1971    General Election Results 1976    General Election Results 1981    General Election Results 1986    General Election Results 1991    General Election Results 1994    General Election Results 1999    General Election Results 2003    General Election Results 2008    General Election Results 2013    General Election Results 2018  BY-ELECTIONS    St. Lucy By-election 1954    St. Joseph By-election 1958    St. John By-election 1958    City of Bridgetown By-election 1969    St. Joseph By-election 1970    St. Philip North By-election 1976    City of Bridgetown By-election 1976    St. Michael South Central By-election 1978    St. Peter By-election 1984    St. Thomas By-election 1985    St. John By-election 1987    St. Michael North West By-election 1996    St. Thomas By-election 2001    St. John By-election 2011  POLITICAL PARTIES   Bajan Free Party   Barbados Integrity Movement   Barbados Labour Party   Democratic Labour Party   Kingdom Government of Barbados   People's Democratic Congress   Solutions Barbados   United Progressive Party  PARTY MANIFESTOS BLP 2018 Manifesto DLP 2018 Manifesto 2018 ELECTION RESOURCES List of 2018 Polling Stations  POPULAR RESOURCES Barbados Knowledge Centre Heads of State Heads of Government Chief Justices Leaders of the Opposition  ABOUT CARIBBEAN ELECTIONS We are currently making adjustments to our site and this will affect content delivery. 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