Barbadian general election, 2018

Barbadian general election, 2018

24 May 2018
30 seats in the House of Assembly 16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	60% (2%)
First party Second party   Leader Mia Mottley Freundel Stuart Party Barbados Labour Democratic Labour Leader since 26 February 2013 23 October 2010 Leader's seat St. Michael North East St. Michael South (defeated) Last election 14 seats, 48.2% 16 seats, 51.3% Seats won 30 0 Seat change 16 16 Popular vote 111,968 33,985 Percentage 74.6% 22.6% Swing 26.4% 28.7%
Prime Minister before election Freundel Stuart DLP Elected Prime Minister Mia Mottley BLP

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General elections were held in Barbados on 24 May 2018.^[1] The result was a landslide victory for the Barbados Labour Party (BLP), which won all 30 seats in the House of Assembly.^[2] As a result, BLP leader Mia Mottley became the country's first female Prime Minister.^[2]

Electoral system

The 30 members of the House of Assembly are elected by first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies.^[3]

Preliminary results

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