IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Barbados

Name	Official Name	Type
Barbadian House of Assembly		Lower House
Barbadian Senate		Upper House

Chief of State: President Sandra MASON
Head of Government: Prime Minister Mia MOTTLEY
Assembly: Barbados has a bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate with 21 seats and the House of Assembly with 30 seats.

The President is indirectly elected by Parliament to serve a four-year term.
Prime Minister is appointed by the governor-general.
In the Senate 21 members are appointed by the president: 12 as advised by the prime minister, 2 as advised by the opposiiton leader, and 7 at the president's discretion.
In the House of Assembly 30 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve five-year terms.

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Barbadian House of Assembly	2003-05-21	124,463	218,811	56.88%
Barbadian House of Assembly	2008-01-15	149,633	235,510	63.54%
Barbadian House of Assembly	2013-02-21	155,204	235,510	65.9%
Barbadian House of Assembly	2018-05-24	153,745	255,833	60.1%
Barbadian House of Assembly	2022-01-19	114,035	255,833	44.57%