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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. |
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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. |
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Head of State |
Inherited monarchy with a Governor-General appointed by the British Monarch |
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Head of Government |
Prime Minister is appointed by the Governor-General |
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Structure of Parliament |
Bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate with 21 seats and the House of Assembly with 30 seats |
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Electoral Law |
1 Jun 1971; Last amendment: 1 Sep 1990 |
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Constituencies |
30 single-member constituencies |
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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. |
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Term of Office |
5 years for both chambers |
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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 |
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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. |
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Electoral Authority |
Barbados Electoral and Boundaries Commission |
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Last Elections |
24 May 2018 | Learn more » |
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Next Elections |
May 2023 |
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Year |
Specific Date |
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Winning Party |
Total
Seats |
Voter
Turnout |
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Party |
% Votes |
Seats |
1951 |
Thu, 13 Dec 1951 |
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Barbados Labour Party |
54.50% |
15 |
24 |
64.65% |
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1956 |
Thu, 06 Dec 1956 |
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Barbados Labour Party |
49.00% |
15 |
24 |
60.29% |
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1961 |
Mon. 04 Dec 1961 |
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Democratic Labour Party |
36.30% |
14 |
24 |
61.32% |
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1966 |
Thu, 03 Nov 1966 |
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Democratic Labour Party |
49.30% |
14 |
24 |
79.70% |
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1971 |
Thu, 09 Sep 1971 |
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Democratic Labour Party |
42.40% |
18 |
24 |
81.64% |
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1976 |
Thu, 02 Sep 1976 |
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Barbados Labour Party |
52.69% |
24 |
27 |
74.09% |
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1981 |
Thu, 18 Jun 1981 |
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Barbados Labour Party |
52.22% |
17 |
27 |
71.59% |
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1986 |
Tue, 28 May 1986 |
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Democratic Labour Party |
59.46% |
24 |
27 |
76.70% |
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1991 |
Tue, 22 Jan 1991 |
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Democratic Labour Party |
53.97% |
18 |
28 |
59.41% |
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1994 |
Tue, 06 Sep 1994 |
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Barbados Labour Party |
48.34% |
19 |
28 |
60.89% |
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1999 |
Wed, 20 Jan 1999 |
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Barbados Labour Party |
64.87% |
26 |
28 |
63.36% |
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2003 |
Wed, 21 May 2003 |
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Barbados Labour Party |
55.60% |
27 |
30 |
60.36% |
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2008 |
Tue, 15 Jan 2008 |
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Democratic Labour Party |
52.53% |
20 |
30 |
63.25% |
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2013 |
Thu, 21 Feb 2013 |
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Democratic Labour Party |
51.28% |
16 |
30 |
62.02% |
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2018 |
Thu, 24 May 2018 |
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Barbados Labour Party |
74.58% |
30 |
30 |
60.00% (approx) |
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Key |
BLP = Barbados Labour Party; DLP = Democratic Labour Party; IND = Independent candidate; * Incumbent; ** Political Leader |
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