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Elections in Barbados
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Elections in Barbados gives information on election and election results in Barbados. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.
- See election for a more comprehensive discussion and the List of democracy and elections-related topics for an overview on related topics.
Barbados elects on national level a legislature. The Parliament has two chambers. The House of Assembly has 30 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies. The Senate has 21 members appointed for a five year term. Barbados has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
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| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
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| 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 | |||
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