2018 Barbadian general election

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]

2018 Barbadian general election
24 May 2018
30 seats in the House of Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout60% (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%
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election

Freundel Stuart
DLP

 Elected Prime Minister

Mia Mottley
BLP

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Electoral system

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

Results
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Barbados Labour Party111,96874.5830+16
Democratic Labour Party33,98522.640–16
Solutions Barbados4,1882.790New
United Progressive Party1,9651.310New
Coalition of United Parties5800.3900
Independents1,0590.7100
Invalid/blank votes–––
Total153,745100300
Registered voters/turnout255,83360.00––
Source: Caribbean Elections

See also

References
  1. Barbados Election Centre Caribbean Elections
  2. Barbados elects Mia Mottley as first woman PM BBC News, 25 May 2018
  3. Electoral system IPU
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