The
House of Assembly is the
lower houseA lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its theoretical position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
of the bicameral
Parliament of BarbadosThe Parliament of Barbados is the supreme legislative body of the country of Barbados. The Parliament of Barbados is bicameral in structure with an appointed Senate, and an elected House of Assembly....
. It has 30 members, elected for a five-year-term in single-seat
constituenciesA constituency is any cohesive body of people bound by shared identity, goals, or loyalty. Constituency can be used to describe a business's customer base and shareholders, or a charity's donors or those it serves...
.
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The
House of Assembly is the
lower houseA lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its theoretical position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
of the bicameral
Parliament of BarbadosThe Parliament of Barbados is the supreme legislative body of the country of Barbados. The Parliament of Barbados is bicameral in structure with an appointed Senate, and an elected House of Assembly....
. It has 30 members, elected for a five-year-term in single-seat
constituenciesA constituency is any cohesive body of people bound by shared identity, goals, or loyalty. Constituency can be used to describe a business's customer base and shareholders, or a charity's donors or those it serves...
.
Previous elections
In previous elections the
National Democratic PartyThe National Democratic Party is a centrist political party in Barbados without parliamentary representation, led by Richard Haynes....
(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 |