Barbados House of Assembly

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The House of Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Barbados. It has 30 members, elected for a five-year-term in single-seat constituencies.

[edit] Latest election

ed Summary of the 21 May 2003 Barbados House of Assembly election results
Parties Votes % Seats
Barbados Labour Party 69,294 55.80 23
Democratic Labour Party 54,746 44.09 7
Independents 137 0.11 -
Total valid votes 124,177 100.00 30
Invalid votes 286
Total votes cast (turnout: 56.7%) 124,463
Registered voters 218,811
Source: Voice of Barbados

[edit] Previous elections

In previous elections the National Democratic Party (NDP), the Barbados National Party (BNP), the Conservatives and Independents also gained seats besides the two big parties - the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) and the Democratic Labour Party (DLP).

election BLP DLP NDP BNP Conservatives Independents
20 January 1999 26 2
5 September 1994 19 8 1
21 January 1991 10 18
28 January 1986 3 24
1981 17 10
1976 17 7
1971 6 18
3 November 1966 8 14 2
1961 4 14 4 2
1956 15 4 4 1

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