2013 Barbadian general election

none Barbados parliamentary 2008 Barbadian general election 2008 2018 Barbadian general election 2018 62.02% ( 1.52pp) All 30 seats in the House of Assembly 16 21 February 2013 Freundel Stuart.jpg Freundel Stuart Democratic Labour Party (Barbados) 52.55%, 20 seats 16 4 78,851 51.30% 1.25pp Owen Arthur-2.jpg Owen Arthur Barbados Labour Party 47.16%, 10 seats 14 4 74,121 48.22% 1.06pp 2013 Barbadian general election.svg Results by constituency Prime Minister Freundel Stuart Democratic Labour Party (Barbados) Freundel Stuart Democratic Labour Party (Barbados) General elections were held in Barbados on 21 February 2013. They were the first post-independence elections where the election date was announced five years after the last general election.Experts: PM’s timing curious Maria Bradshaw http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/expertspms-timing-curious/ Nation Newspaper 30 January 2013 30 January 2013 “We knew that the Constitution and the law allowed him to call it after the five years had passed since the last election but it was the practice in Barbados and most of the Commonwealth that you would call the elections before the anniversary of the last election date. The result was a victory for the ruling Democratic Labour Party but with a reduced majority, with the party winning 16 of the 30 seats in the House of Assembly.http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2025_13.htm Barbados: parliamentary elections House of Representatives, 2013 31 March 2021 Inter-Parliamentary Union Background According to the Constitution of Barbados, elections must take place no longer than every five years from the first sitting of Parliament.Constitution: Section 61 (3): "Subject to the provisions of subsection (4), Parliament, unless sooner dissolved, shall continue for five years from the date of its first sitting after any dissolution and shall then stand dissolved. (4) At any time when Barbados is at war, Parliament may extend the period of five years specified in subsection (3) for not more than twelve months at a time:" The last general election was held on 15 January 2008, while the first sitting of the current session of Parliament was held on 12 February 2008.https://archive.today/20130129154059/http://www.nationnews.com/index.php/articles/view/stuarts-dilemma/ Stuart’s dilemma The Daily Nation After the dissolution of Parliament, the Governor-General of Barbados, on behalf of the Crown in Right of Barbados, must issue a writ for a general election for members of the House of Assembly and for the appointment of Senators to the Senate within 90 days.Constitution: Section 62 (1) (2): "After every dissolution of Parliament the Governor General shall issue writs for a general election of members of the House of Assembly returnable within ninety days from that dissolution. (2) As soon as may be after every general election the Governor General shall proceed under section 36 to the appointment of Senators." The election and nomination dates were announced by Prime Minister Freundel Stuart on 29 January 2013. The nomination deadline for candidates to register was scheduled for 6 February 2013.Barbados to elect new government on February 21 Caribbean News Agency http://cananewsonline.com/news/86018-barbados-to-elect-new-government-on-february-21.html https://archive.today/20130215171420/http://cananewsonline.com/news/86018-barbados-to-elect-new-government-on-february-21.html dead 2013-02-15 2013-01-29 PM rings election bell Shawn Cumberbatch Donna Sealy http://www.barbadostoday.bb/2013/01/30/pm-rings-election-bell/ Barbados Today 30 January 2013 30 January 2013 Election officials got the ball rolling tonight when they were dispatched island wide to post notices of the February 21 polling and Nomination Day, which will be next Wednesday. Here officers Haskell Drakes and Everton Henry paste a notice on the door of the District “A” Police Station. 9 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140809173809/http://www.barbadostoday.bb/2013/01/30/pm-rings-election-bell/ dead The bell has been rung Editorial http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/newsitem.asp?more=editorial&NewsID=28946 The Barbados Advocate 30 January 2013 30 January 2013 The date for the next General Election has been set. Barbadians will be heading to the polls on Thursday, February 21 to cast their votes. Nomination day is next week Wednesday. August 2026 InternetArchiveBot Election day is February 21 http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/election-day-is-february-21/ The Daily Nation 30 January 2013 Results File:House of Assembly of Barbados, 2013.svg Democratic Labour Party 78851 16 –4 Barbados Labour Party 74121 14 +4 People's Democratic Congress 89 0 0 #767474 Bajan Free Party 50 0 New Kingdom Government of Barbados 39 0 New Independents 552 0 0 0 741 249024 Caribbean Elections See also List of parliamentary constituencies of Barbados References External links https://archive.today/20130411110535/http://www.nationnews.com/elections/scorecard/ Election results el, By Nation newspaper Election resultsOctober 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes , Voice of Barbados Category:Elections in Barbados General Barbados Barbados