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2008 Barbadian general election

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FieldValue
countryBarbados
typeparliamentary
previous_election2003 Barbadian general election
previous_year2003
next_election2013 Barbadian general election
next_year2013
turnout63.54% ( 6.66pp)
seats_for_electionAll 30 seats in the House of Assembly
majority_seats16
election_date15 January 2008
image1David John Howard Thompson - World Economic Forum on Latin America 2010 (cropped).jpg
leader1David Thompson
party1Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)
last_election144.09%, 7 seats
seats1**20**
seat_change113
popular_vote1**77,681**
percentage1**52.55%**
swing18.46pp
image2Owen Arthur-2.jpg
leader2Owen Arthur
party2Barbados Labour Party
last_election255.80%, 23 seats
seats210
seat_change213
popular_vote269,720
percentage247.16%
swing28.64pp
map_image2008 Barbadian general election.svg
map_captionResults by constituency
titlePrime Minister
before_electionOwen Arthur
before_partyBarbados Labour Party
after_electionDavid Thompson
after_partyDemocratic Labour Party (Barbados)

General elections were held in Barbados on 15 January 2008. A concurrent referendum to determine whether or not to become a republic was initially planned but vote was postponed.

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.

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. He later decided to join the ruling DLP party.

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

References

References

  1. (17 January 2008). "Thompson sworn in as Barbados PM".
  2. (13 January 2008). "Elections in Barbados".
  3. "Barbados: parliamentary elections House of Representatives, 2008".
  4. (16 January 2008). "BARBADOS ELECTION: Ruling party defeated".
  5. (5 October 2008). "BLP move?".
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