2008 Barbadian general election

none Barbados parliamentary 2003 Barbadian general election 2003 2013 Barbadian general election 2013 63.54% ( 6.66pp) All 30 seats in the House of Assembly 16 15 January 2008 David John Howard Thompson - World Economic Forum on Latin America 2010 (cropped).jpg David Thompson Democratic Labour Party (Barbados) 44.09%, 7 seats 20 13 77,681 52.55% 8.46pp Owen Arthur-2.jpg Owen Arthur Barbados Labour Party 55.80%, 23 seats 10 13 69,720 47.16% 8.64pp 2008 Barbadian general election.svg Results by constituency Prime Minister Owen Arthur Barbados Labour Party David Thompson Democratic Labour Party (Barbados) General elections were held in Barbados on 15 January 2008.http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/17/content_7440232.htm Thompson sworn in as Barbados PM Xinhua 17 January 2008 14 July 2022 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042217/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/17/content_7440232.htm bot: unknown A concurrent referendum to determine whether or not to become a republic was initially planned but the vote was postponed.http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20080113/focus/focus3.html Elections in Barbados The Gleaner 13 January 2008 14 November 2016 16 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080116041239/http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20080113/focus/focus3.html deadhttp://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2025_08.htm Barbados: parliamentary elections House of Representatives, 2008 31 March 2021 Inter-Parliamentary Union The Democratic Labour Party (DLP), which had been in opposition since 1994, won with 20 seats to 10 seats for the Barbados Labour Party, led by Prime Minister Owen Arthur. Recounts were held in some constituencies due to close results.http://www.bvinews.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=198&twindow=&mad=&sdetail=4190&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=1924&hn=bvinews&he=.com BARBADOS ELECTION: Ruling party defeated BVI News 16 January 2008 14 November 2016 8 February 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080208062144/http://www.bvinews.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=198&twindow=&mad=&sdetail=4190&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=1924&hn=bvinews&he=.com dead On 11 September 2008 Hamilton Lashley MP, for St. Michael South-East announced he would cross the floor and no longer be a member of the Barbados Labour Party, but would instead become an independent. His defection brought the BLP as Opposition down to nine seats for the remainder of the parliamentary session.http://barpublish.bits.baseview.com/story/292784112821057.php BLP move? The Nation 5 October 2008 2 November 2018 5 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305071806/http://barpublish.bits.baseview.com/story/292784112821057.php dead He later decided to join the ruling DLP. DLP chairman David Thompson was sworn in as Prime Minister on 16 January. After David Thompson died in October 2010 a by-election was held in January 2011 to fill his vacant seat for St. John. Results File:House of Assembly of Barbados, 2008.svg Democratic Labour Party 77681 20 +13 Barbados Labour Party 69720 10 –13 People's Empowerment Party 235 0 New black People's Democratic Congress 46 0 New #767474 Independents 144 0 0 0 1807 235510 Electoral Department, Election Passport References Barbados General Category:Elections in Barbados Barbados Category:January 2008 elections