Barbados House of Assembly

The House of Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Barbados. It has 30 members, elected for a five-year-term in single-seat constituencies. In previous elections the National Democratic Party (NDP), the Barbados National Party (BNP), the Conservatives and Independents also gained seats besides the two big parties - the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) and the Democratic Labour Party (DLP).

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