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Barbados

Latin America & Caribbean 路 Capital: Bridgetown

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Upcoming elections

  • Presidential election

    2029 Barbadian presidential election

    Date to be announcedPresident of Barbados

    Indirect election: chosen by The Senate and House of Assembly sitting jointly, with voting by the Houses if an objection is made, not by a public vote.

    Date expectedIndirect

How Barbados is governed

System of government
Parliamentary republic

ebc.gov.bb Official source

Voting is not compulsory.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

ebc.gov.bb Official source

The registration of voters, conduct of elections and the delineation of constituency boundaries.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of state
President

ebc.gov.bb Official source

Voting is not compulsory.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

ebc.gov.bb Official source

The registration of voters, conduct of elections and the delineation of constituency boundaries.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of government
Prime Minister

ebc.gov.bb Official source

Voting is not compulsory.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

ebc.gov.bb Official source

The registration of voters, conduct of elections and the delineation of constituency boundaries.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Voting age
18

ebc.gov.bb Official source

Voting is not compulsory.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

ebc.gov.bb Official source

The registration of voters, conduct of elections and the delineation of constituency boundaries.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Compulsory voting
No

ebc.gov.bb Official source

Voting is not compulsory.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

ebc.gov.bb Official source

The registration of voters, conduct of elections and the delineation of constituency boundaries.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Electoral authority
Electoral and Boundaries Commission

ebc.gov.bb Official source

Voting is not compulsory.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

ebc.gov.bb Official source

The registration of voters, conduct of elections and the delineation of constituency boundaries.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature

ebc.gov.bb Official source

Voting is not compulsory.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

ebc.gov.bb Official source

The registration of voters, conduct of elections and the delineation of constituency boundaries.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

  • House of Assembly 30 seats 路 5-year term 路 Direct election in single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post
  • Senate 21 seats 路 5-year term 路 Appointed: 12 on the advice of the Prime Minister, 2 on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition, and 7 at the President's discretion

Barbados has been a parliamentary republic since November 30, 2021. The President is elected indirectly by Parliament, while the Prime Minister must be an elected member of the House of Assembly; the Senate is appointed and the maximum duration of a Parliament is five years.

ebc.gov.bb Official source

Voting is not compulsory.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

ebc.gov.bb Official source

The registration of voters, conduct of elections and the delineation of constituency boundaries.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

  • President of Barbados head of state 路 1 seats 路 4-year term 路 Indirect election by Parliament: members of the House of Assembly and Senate vote in joint session; election requires a two-thirds majority

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Results

The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2026 Barbadian general election

Final resultsTurnout 42.2%

Seats won: 1 of 2 lines, as in the table
Results of 2026 Barbadian general election
Party or candidateVotesShareSeatsSource
Barbados Labour Party Elected71,10969.8%30

comsec-web-static.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com News report

BLP: 71,109 total votes (69.83%) | 30 seats

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

barbadostoday.bb News report

According to the official figures, 273 947 Barbadians were registered to cast their ballots.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Democratic Labour Party27,80827.3%-

comsec-web-static.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com News report

BLP: 71,109 total votes (69.83%) | 30 seats

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

barbadostoday.bb News report

According to the official figures, 273 947 Barbadians were registered to cast their ballots.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

2021 Barbadian presidential election 路 20 October 2021

Final results

Results of 2021 Barbadian presidential election
Party or candidateVotesSource
Sandra Prunella Mason Elected45

barbadosparliament.com News report

The Senate has 21 members, all appointed by Her Excellency the President ... The House of Assembly has 30 members, all elected.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

barbadosparliament.com News report

The candidate aforenamed received 18 votes in the Senate and 27 votes in the House of Assembly

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Open 2021 Barbadian presidential election

Barbados in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

Every fact above links to the page it came from. Last checked 8 October 2026 (UTC).

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