2022 Barbadian general election

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2022 Barbadian general election
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30 seats in the House of Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Mia Mottley
Party BLP
Leader since 26 February 2013
Leader's seat St. Michael North East
Last election 73.47%, 30 seats
Seats won 30
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 78,720
Percentage 69.03%
Swing Decrease4.44pp
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Results by constituency
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Mia Mottley
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Mia Mottley
BLP

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General elections were held in Barbados on 19 January 2022 to elect the 30 members of the House of Assembly. The ruling Barbados Labour Party won all 30 seats for the second election in a row.

This was the 12th national election held since independence from the United Kingdom in 1966, the 16th since the institution of universal suffrage in 1950, and the first since Barbados became a republic in 2021.[1] For the first time, both the ruling Barbados Labour Party and its historical rival the Democratic Labour Party were led by women.[2]

Background[]

According to the Constitution of Barbados, the Parliament shall stand dissolved no later than every five years from the first sitting of Parliament.[3] The previous general elections were held on 24 May 2018, and the first sitting of the new session of Parliament was held on 5 June 2018.[4] After the dissolution of Parliament, the President of Barbados must issue a writ for a general election of members to the House of Assembly and for appointment of Senators to the Senate within 90 days.[5]

Despite a commanding 29–1 BLP majority in the House of Assembly and elections not being required until 2023, on 27 December 2021 Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced that an early election would be held on 19 January the following year.[6][7][8] Mottley's announcement came within a month of the country becoming a republic.[9] She described the election as a "refuelling stop" for the nation,[9] while opposition leaders criticised the early elections as an attempt by her to consolidate power.[10]

On 30 December 2021 Joseph Atherley, who served as the official Leader of the Opposition of the House of Assembly and leader of the People's Party for Democracy and Development, announced an alliance with the United Progressive Party for the election under the name Alliance Party for Progress (APP).[11][12]

Early voting was held for police officers and election day workers on 12 January.[13]

On 18 January, Philip Catlyn, a member of the Barbados Sovereignty Party (BSP), filed for an injunction against the President and the Attorney General to stop the election. He argued that the home isolation requirements for those testing positive for COVID-19 would prevent close to 5,000 people from voting. Barbados does not allow absentee voting.[14] After hearing the legal arguments. High Court justice Cicely Chase dismissed the case as being out of her jurisdiction. She said that the case should have been filed in an election court.[15]

Electoral system[]

The 30 members of the House of Assembly are elected by first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies.[16]

Candidates[]

Seven political parties nominated candidates for this election.[17] Including 10 independents, there were a total of 109 candidates.[18]

Parties[]

Party Position Ideology Leader Leader since Leader's seat 2018 election Seats at
dissolution 		Contested seats
% Seats
Barbados Labour Party Centre-left Social democracy
Republicanism 		Mia Mottley 26 February 2013[19] St. Michael North East 73.47 30 29 30 seats
Democratic Labour Party Centre-left Social democracy
Republicanism 		Verla De Peiza 12 August 2018[20] Standing in St. Lucy 21.82 0 0 30 seats
Alliance Party for Progress
(PdP–UPP) 		Centre-left Social democracy
Christian left 		Joseph Atherley 30 December 2021 St. Michael West
Standing in St. Michael Central 		1.24 0 1 20 seats
Solutions Barbados Centre Third Way 1 July 2015[21] None 2.45 0 0 11 seats
Bajan Free Party Government transparency
Anti-corruption 		1 October 2012[22] Standing in St. Michael South 0.07 0 0 4 seats
New Barbados Kingdom Alliance Apostolic Governance July 2017[23] Standing in St Peter New party 0 2 seats
Barbados Sovereignty Party [24] Standing in St. Peter New party 0 2 seats

Independents[]

Name Contested Constituency
Melissa Taitt St George North
Omar Smith St Philip North
Wayne Beckles St Philip North
Buddy Larrier Christ Church South
Donald Leacock Christ Church South
Brian Talma Christ Church East
Samuel Maynard St Thomas
Erskine Alleyne St James Central
Joseph Jordan St James Central
Fallon Best City of Bridgetown

Results[]

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PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Barbados Labour Party78,72069.03–4.44300
Democratic Labour Party30,27326.55+4.7300
Alliance Party for Progress3,2052.81+1.5700
Solutions Barbados6990.61–1.8400
Bajan Free Party1910.17+0.1000
New Barbados Kingdom Alliance1220.11New0New
Barbados Sovereignty Party1200.11New0New
Independents7050.62–0.0400
Total114,035100.00–300
Registered voters/turnout266,330–
Source: Nation News (seats); calculation based on Nation News (votes)

Results by constituency[]

Source for votes:[18]

Christ Church East[]

Christ Church East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Wilfred Abrahams 3,302 73.7 -0.2
DLP Denis Lowe 958 21.4 -1.1
APP Victor Knight 80 1.8 +0.9
SB Pauline Corbin 79 1.8 -0.9
Independent Brian Talma 60 1.3 New
Majority 2,344 52.3 +0.9
Turnout 4,479
BLP hold Swing +0.4

Christ Church East Central[]

Christ Church East Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Ryan Straughn 2,969 65.7 -5.5
DLP Rasheed Belgrave 1,294 28.7 +5.3
APP Shawn Tudor 180 4.0 +2.4
Janette Ifil 73 1.6 New
Majority 1,675 37.1 -10.7
Turnout 4,516
BLP hold Swing -5.4

Christ Church South[]

Christ Church South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Ralph Thorne 2,229 70.1 -0.3
DLP Marc Laurent 722 22.7 -2.8
Independent Donald Leacock 148 4.7 New
Independent Buddy Larrier 79 2.5 +2.2
Majority 1,507 47.4 +2.5
Turnout 3,178
BLP hold Swing +1.2

Christ Church West[]

Christ Church West[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP William Duguid 2,473 79.6 +10.0
DLP Andrew Cave 633 20.4 +3.3
Majority 1,840 59.2 +6.8
Turnout 3,106
BLP hold Swing +3.3

Christ Church West Central[]

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Adrian Forde 2,673 71.9 -2.4
DLP Rennette Dimmott 695 18.7 -2.9
APP Belfield Belgrave 184 5.0 +4.1
SB Kenneth Lewis 164 4.4 +1.2
Majority 1,978 53.2 +0.5
Turnout 3,716
BLP hold Swing +0.2

City of Bridgetown[]

City of Bridgetown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Corey Lane 2,089 77.5 +3.9
DLP Kemar Stuart 459 17.0 -4.0
APP Marva Lashley Todd 79 2.9 +1.2
Independent Fallon Best 69 2.6 New
Majority 1,630 60.5 +7.9
Turnout 2,696
BLP hold Swing +3.9

St. Peter[]

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Colin Jordan 2,994 75.9 -5.6
DLP Alwyn Babb 855 21.7 +5.7
Lynroy Scantlebury 75 1.9 -0.5
Michael Thompson 22 0.6 New
Majority 2,139 54.2 -11.3
Turnout 3,946
BLP hold Swing -5.6

St. Joseph[]

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Dale Marshall 2,344 67.1 -3.5
DLP Randall Rouse 1,034 29.6 +17.4
APP Paula Bradshaw 67 1.9 New
Antonio Gittens 47 1.3 New
Majority 1,310 37.5 -18.5
Turnout 3,492
BLP hold Swing -10.4

St. Lucy[]

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Peter Phillips 2,693 59.8 -6.6
DLP Verla De Peiza 1,688 37.5 +7.5
APP Wayne Griffith 124 2.8 +1.6
Majority 1,005 22.3 -14.1
Turnout 4,505
BLP hold Swing -7.0

St. Philip North[]

[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Sonia Browne 2,393 50.5 -10.5
DLP Michael Lashley 2,158 45.5 +11.5
APP Nigel Newton 88 1.9 +0.3
Independent Omar Smith 64 1.4 New
Independent Wayne Beckles 39 0.8 New
Majority 235 5.0 -22.0
Turnout 4,742
BLP hold Swing -11.0

St. Philip South[]

[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Indar Weir 3,175 62.3 -8.8
DLP Neil Marshall 1,585 31.1 +8.4
APP Bruce Hennis 225 4.4 +2.5
SB Ronald Lorde 109 2.1 -1.5
Majority 1,590 31.2 -17.2
Turnout 5,094
BLP hold Swing -8.6

St. Philip West[]

[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Kay McConney 2,580 50.1 -16.8
DLP David Estwick 2,140 41.5 +11.7
APP Lynette Eastmond 328 6.4 New
SB Karina Goodridge 104 2.0 -1.3
Majority 440 8.5 -28.6
Turnout 5,152
BLP hold Swing -14.2

St. Andrew[]

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Romel Springer 3,201 74.8 +0.3
DLP Oldwin Skeete 965 22.5 +0.3
APP Jacqueline Alleyne 116 2.7 +1.6
Majority 2,236 52.2 -0.1
Turnout 4,282
BLP hold Swing 0.0

St. George North[]

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Toni Moore 3,295 70.2 -10.6
DLP Herbert Harewood 1,159 24.7 +12.1
APP Ferdinand Nicholls 196 4.2 +2.1
Independent Melissa Taitt 44 0.9 New
Majority 2,136 45.5 -22.7
Turnout 4,694
BLP hold Swing -11.3

St. George South[]

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Dwight Sutherland 3,673 72.8 -6.5
DLP Dawn Marie Armstrong 1,143 22.7 +6.4
APP Everton Holligan 151 3.0 +2.0
SB Alison Weekes 76 1.5 -1.4
Majority 2,530 50.2 -12.9
Turnout 5,043
BLP hold Swing -6.4

St. James Central[]

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Kerrie Symonds 2,421 70.3 -7.9
DLP Paul Gibson 911 26.4 +10.4
Independent Erskine Alleyne 62 1.8 New
Independent Joseph Jordan 52 1.5 +0.4
Majority 1,510 43.8 -18.4
Turnout 3,446
BLP hold Swing -9.1

St. James North[]

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Edmund Hinkson 2,536 80.7 -3.0
DLP Charles Worrell 608 19.3 +6.0
Majority 1,928 61.3 -9.1
Turnout 3,144
BLP hold Swing -4.5

St. James South[]

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Sandra Husbands 2,879 63.8 -4.3
DLP Ronnie Yearwood 1,633 36.2 +7.8
Majority 1,246 27.6 -12.1
Turnout 4,512
BLP hold Swing -6.0

St. John[]

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Charles Griffith 2,349 58.1 +0.2
DLP Andre Worrell 1,547 38.3 +7.3
APP Philippe Aimey 148 3.7 -2.3
Majority 802 19.8 -7.1
Turnout 4,044
BLP hold Swing -3.5

St. Michael Central[]

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Arthur Holder 2,014 67.8 -5.8
DLP Courie Cox 670 22.6 0.0
APP Joseph Atherley 267 9.0 +7.3
SB Robert Toussaint 18 0.6 -0.9
Majority 1,344 45.3 -5.7
Turnout 2,969
BLP hold Swing -2.9

St. Michael East[]

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Trevor Prescod 2,167 64.3 -7.2
DLP Nicholas Alleyne 1,019 30.2 +6.1
APP Erskine Branch 186 5.5 +4.5
Majority 1,148 34.0 -13.4
Turnout 3,372
BLP hold Swing -6.6

St. Michael North[]

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Davidson Ishmael 2,394 71.5 -0.8
DLP Ricardo Harrison 754 22.5 -0.8
APP Maria Phillips 201 6.0 +4.0
Majority 1,640 49.0 -0.1
Turnout 3,349
BLP hold Swing 0.0

St. Michael North East[]

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Mia Mottley 3,216 86.0 -1.2
DLP Damien Griffith 476 12.7 +3.1
Roy Turney 48 1.3 +0.6
Majority 2,740 73.3 -4.3
Turnout 3,740
BLP hold Swing -2.1

St. Michael North West[]

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Neil Rowe 1,914 64.1 +8.5
DLP Ryan Walters 1,072 35.9 -8.5
Majority 842 28.2 +17.1
Turnout 2,986
BLP hold Swing +8.5

St. Michael South[]

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Mark Humphrey 2,200 74.3 +4.3
DLP Kevin Miller 605 20.4 -5.1
Alex Mitchell 59 2.0 +1.3
APP Irvin Belgrave 58 2.0 +0.7
SB Patricia Cox 41 1.4 -1.1
Majority 1,595 53.8 +9.8
Turnout 2,963
BLP hold Swing +4.7

St. Michael South Central[]

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Marsha Caddle 1,936 63.2 -4.4
DLP Richard Sealy 932 30.4 +4.6
APP David Gill 195 6.4 +1.8
Majority 1,004 32.8 -9.0
Turnout 3,063
BLP hold Swing -4.5

St. Michael South East[]

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Santia Bradshaw 2,786 76.0 +0.4
DLP Pedro Shepherd 699 19.1 -2.7
APP Patrick Tannis 180 4.9 +4.4
Majority 2,087 56.9 +3.2
Turnout 3,665
BLP hold Swing +1.5

St. Michael West[]

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Christopher Gibbs 2,434 80.1 +3.3
DLP Ricardo Williams 439 14.5 -5.5
APP Patsie Nurse 122 4.0 +2.9
SB Victorine Wilson 44 1.5 +0.2
Majority 1,995 65.6 +8.8
Turnout 3,039
BLP hold Swing +4.4

St. Michael West Central[]

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Ian Gooding-Edghill 2,420 72.9 -2.7
DLP Curtis Cave 795 23.9 +4.0
SB Angela Edey 64 1.9 -1.0
APP Veronica Price 30 0.9 +0.2
David Roberts 11 0.3 New
Majority 1,625 48.9 -6.8
Turnout 3,320
BLP hold Swing -3.3

St. Thomas[]

Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BLP Cynthia Forde[27] 2,971 78.6 -7.1
DLP Rolerick Hinds 625 16.5 +5.7
Philip Catlyn 98 2.6 New
Independent Samuel Maynard[28] 88 2.3 New
Majority 2,346 62.0 -12.9
Turnout 3,782
BLP hold Swing -6.4

Aftermath[]

See also: Cabinet of Barbados

Prime Minister Mottley and attorney-general Dale Marshall were both sworn in for a second term by president Sandra Mason on 20 January 2022.[29]

On 21 January, as the DLP had not regained any seats in the House of Assembly, DLP president Verla De Peiza resigned.[30] APP leader Joseph Atherley announced that the alliance would begin preparing for the next election. Both APP[31] and DLP drew attention to the low voter turnout rate.[32]

The Solutions Barbados party congratulated the BLP and announced its willingness to work with the government.[33] Prime Minister Mottley received congratulations from foreign countries and organisations such as Caricom and the OECS.[34][35]

The newly re-elected Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, announced the following Cabinet of Ministers on 24 January 2022, and subsequently added William Duguid the next day:

Cabinet of Ministers after the 2022 Barbadian general election
Ministerial Office Office Holder Constituency Political Party
Prime Minister
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, with responsibility for Culture, Security, Public Service, Caricom and Development Commissions 		Mia Mottley St. Michael North East Barbados Labour Party
Deputy Prime Minister
Senior Minister
Minister of Transport, Works and Water Resources 		Sanita Bradshaw St. Michael South East
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs
Senior Minister Governance 		Dale Marshall St. Joseph
Minister of Energy and Business Development
Senior Minister 		Kerrie Symmonds St. James Central
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
Senior Minister, Social and Environmental Policy 		Jerome Walcott N/A (Senator)
Senior Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, with responsibility for Infrastructure and Town Planning Matters William Duguid Christ Church West
Minister of Homes Affairs and Information Wilfred Abrahams Christ Church East
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security Indar Weir St. Philip South
Minister of Tourism and International Transport Ian Gooding Edghill St. Michael West Central
Minister for the Public Service, Home Affairs, Labour and Gender Affairs Lisa Cummings N/A (Senator)
Minister of Education, Technological and Vocational Training Kay McConney St. Philip West
Minister of Housing, lands and Maintenance Dwight Sutherland St. George South
Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Kirk Humphrey St. Michael South
Minister of the Environment and National Beautification and Blue Economy Adrian Forde Christ Church West Central
Minister of Labour, Social Security and Third Sector Colin Jordan St. Peter
Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology Davidson Ishmael St. Michael North
Minister of Youth, Sports and Community Empowerment Charles Griffith St. John
Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Ryan Straughn Christ Church East Central
Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Chantal Munroe Knight N/A (Senator)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness Sonia Browne St. Philip North
Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Ministry of Business Development Sandra Husbands St. James South

Source: St.Lucia Times

Parliamentary Secretaries
Office Office Holder Constituency Political party
Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources, with responsibility for Water Resources Rommel Springer St. Andrew Barbados Labour Party
Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Corey Layne City of Bridgetown

Source: St.Lucia Times

See also[]

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