2018 Barbadian general election

Barbadian general election, 2018

24 May 2018
30 seats in the House of Assembly 16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	60% (2%)
First party Second party   Leader Mia Mottley Freundel Stuart Party BLP DLP Leader since 26 February 2013 23 October 2010 Leader's seat St. Michael North East St. Michael South (defeated) Last election 14 seats, 48.2% 16 seats, 51.3% Seats won 30 0 Seat change 16 16 Popular vote 111,968 33,985 Percentage 74.6% 22.6% Swing 26.4% 28.7%
Prime Minister before election Freundel Stuart DLP Elected Prime Minister Mia Mottley BLP

General elections were held in Barbados on 24 May 2018. The result was a landslide victory for the Barbados Labour Party (BLP), which won all 30 seats in the House of Assembly. As a result, BLP leader Mia Mottley became the country's first female Prime Minister.

Electoral system

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

Preliminary results

Party	Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
Barbados Labour Party	111,968	74.58	+26.35	30	+16
Democratic Labour Party	33,985	22.64	–28.67	0	–16
Solutions Barbados	4,188	2.79	–	0	New
United Progressive Party	1,965	1.31	–	0	New
Coalition of United Parties	580	0.39	+0.28	0	0
Independents	1,059	0.71	+0.35	0	0
Total	150,141	100	–	30	0
Registered voters/turnout	255,833	60.00	–2.02	–	–
Source: Caribbean Elections