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Montserratians went to the polls on Monday, 18 November 2019 to elect a new government. Caribbean Elections
provides information and current news for voters, students, teachers on the election and the Montserrat electoral process. |
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The unicameral Legislative Assembly compries 11 seats - 9 members popularly elected to serve five-year terms; the Attorney General and Financial Secretary sit as ex-officio 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 |
Winning Party |
Total Seats |
Voter Turnout |
Party |
% Votes |
Seats |
1952 |
Wed, 20 Feb 1952 |
Montserrat Labour Party |
69.5% |
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5 |
99.8% |
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1955 |
Fri, 18 Mar 1955 |
Montserrat Labour Party |
44.1% |
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5 |
98.2% |
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1958 |
Thu, 8 May 1958 |
Montserrat Labour Party |
55.7% |
4 |
5 |
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1961 |
Thu, 2 Mar 1961 |
Montserrat Labour Party |
57.7% |
5 |
7 |
57.3% |
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1966 |
1966 |
Montserrat Labour Party |
60.8% |
5 |
7 |
55.1% |
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1970 |
Tue, 15 Dec 1970 |
Progressive Democratic Party |
64.5% |
7 |
7 |
80.0% |
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1973 |
Thu, 20 Sep 1973 |
Progressive Democratic Party |
67.8% |
5 |
7 |
67.7% |
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1978 |
Nov 1978 |
People's Liberation Movement |
64.4% |
7 |
7 |
76.8% |
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1983 |
Feb 1983 |
People's Liberation Movement |
55.0% |
5 |
7 |
74.7% |
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1987 |
Tue, 25 Aug 1987 |
People's Liberation Movement |
44.9% |
4 |
7 |
71.2% |
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1991 |
Tue, 8 Oct 1991 |
National Progressive Party |
43.0% |
4 |
7 |
71.9% |
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1996 |
Mon, 11 Nov 1996 |
Coalition (MNR + NPP + IND) |
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4 |
7 |
58.1% |
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2001 |
Mon, 2 Apr 2001 |
New People's Liberation Movement |
51.8% |
7 |
9 |
77.5% |
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2006 |
Wed, 31 May 2006 |
Coalition (MDP + NPLM + IND) |
63.9% |
5 |
9 |
74.6% |
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2009 |
Tue, 8 Sep 2009 |
Movement for Change and Prosperity |
52.6% |
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9 |
66.8% |
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2014 |
Thu, 11 Sep 2014 |
People's Democratic Movement |
50.0% |
7 |
9 |
71.1% |
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2019 |
Mon, 18 Nov 2019 |
Movement for Change and Prosperity |
42.66% |
5 |
9 |
62.5% |
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