A by-election was held in the Barbadian constituency of St George North on November 11, 2020 following the resignation of incumbent BLP Member of Parliament Gline Clarke, who has represented the constituency for the past 26 years, to accept the post of Barbados High Commissioner to Canada. It was the first election to take place since Prime Minister Mia Mottley's governing Barbados Labour Party won all seats in the House of Assembly in the 2018 Barbadian general election.[1]
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| Turnout | 47.97% ( 18.74pp) | |||||||||||||||
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Previous election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLP | Gline Arley Clarke | 4,779 | 80.8 | +21.3 | |
| DLP | Jepter Ince | 745 | 12.6 | −27.9 | |
| SB | Grenville Walter Phillips II | 264 | 4.5 | ||
| UPP | Everton Ricardo Holligan | 124 | 2.1 | ||
| Majority | 4,034 | 84.4 | +49.3 | ||
| Turnout | 3,944 | 66.7 | +1.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,912 | ||||
| BLP hold | Swing | +21.37 | |||
Campaign
editContesting parties
edit| Party | Position | Ideology | Leader
(since) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbados Labour Party | Centre-left | Social democracy Republicanism |
Mia Mottley (February 2013)[4] | |
| Democratic Labour Party | Centre-left | Social democracy Democratic socialism Republicanism |
Verla De Peiza (August 2018)[5] | |
| Solutions Barbados | Centre | Manifesto[6] | Grenville Phillips II (July 2015)[7] | |
| United Progressive Party | Centre-left | Labourism Progressivism Social democracy Third Way |
Everton Holligan (March 2019)[8] | |
| Bajan Free Party | Political transparency[9] | Alex Mitchell (October 2012)[10] | ||
| People's Party for Democracy and Development | Centre-left | Social democracy Christian democracy Christian left |
Joseph Atherley (June 2019)[11] | |
Result
editToni Moore won the election, keeping the seat in BLP hands.[12] Shortly after the election, Grenville Phillips II, the leader of the Solutions Barbados party, announced that he was retiring from further political activity.[13]
Turnout was over 14% lower in the district than in 2018, with less than half of eligible voters participating.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| BLP | Toni Moore | 3,154 | 66.60 | −14.24 | |
| DLP | Floyd Reifer | 1,327 | 28.02 | +15.42 | |
| SB | Grenville Phillips II | 95 | 2.01 | −2.46 | |
| PdP | David Walrond | 80 | 1.69 | ||
| UPP | Ambrose Grosvenor | 70 | 1.48 | −0.62 | |
| BFP | Alex Mitchell | 10 | 0.21 | ||
| Majority | 1,827 | 57.93 | |||
| Total valid votes | 4,736 | 99.75 | |||
| Turnout | 4,748 | 47.97 | −18.74 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,897 | ||||
| BLP hold | Swing | -14.24 | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ McLeod, Sheri-Kae (5 October 2020). "Barbados Government Announces Date for By-election". Caribbean News. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Barbados General Election Results 2013". caribbeanelections.com. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Barbados General Election Results 2018". www.caribbeanelections.com. Archived from the original on 12 September 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Mottley replaces Arthur as opposition leader in Barbados". Caribbean360. 26 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014.
- ^ Greaves, Natalie (2018-08-14). "Barbados opposition party selects new leader". Caribbean News. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
- ^ "#BTColumn - Dear People of St George North". Barbados Today. 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ "Caribbean Political Parties | Solutions Barbados". www.caribbeanelections.com. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ^ "UPP elects new leader". www.nationnews.com. 2019-03-28. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ "Alex Mitchell and the Bajan Free Party are back for Elections 2022 | Loop Barbados". Loop News. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ "Caribbean Political Parties | Bajan Free Party". caribbeanelections.com. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ King, Katrina (8 June 2019). "Atherley launches People's Party for Democracy and Development". Barbados Today. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Nation Update: BLP retains St George North in by-election". www.nationnews.com. 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ "Grenville Phillips II announces political exit". Loop News. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ "Update: St. George North By-election Results". STARCOM Network. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.