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Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)
The Democratic Labour Party (DLP), colloquially known as the "Dems", is a political party in Barbados, established in 1955. It was the ruling party from 15 January 2008 to 24 May 2018 but faced an electoral wipeout in the 2018 general election which left it with no MPs. In common with Barbados' other major party, the Barbados Labour Party, the DLP has been broadly described as centre-left social-democratic party, with local politics being largely personality-driven and responsive to contemporary issues and the state of the economy. Historically, the BLP claims a heritage from British liberalism, while the DLP was founded 11 years afterwards as a more left-leaning breakaway group. History The DLP was founded in 1955 by Errol Barrow, James Cameron Tudor, Frederick "Sleepy" Smith and 26 others.Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p85 Once members of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP), these 29 broke away to form this more left-leaning alternativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Yearwood
Ronnie may refer to: *Ronnie (name), a unisex pet name and given name * "Ronnie" (Four Seasons song), a song by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe *"Ronnie," a song from the Metallica album '' Load'' *Ronnie Brunswijkstadion, an association football stadium located in Moengo, Suriname See also * Ronny (given name) * Veronica (other) * Ronald (other) Ronald is a masculine given name. Ronald may also refer to: * Ronald, Minnesota, an unincorporated community in the United States * Ronald, Washington, an unincorporated community in the United States See also * Ronald Township, Michigan, ... * Ron (other) * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Barbadian General Election
General elections were held in Barbados on 4 December 1961.Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p90 They were the first held after Barbados was granted full self-government earlier in the year. 24 MPs were elected across twelve two-member constituencies, using the block vote method. Although the incumbent Barbados Labour Party (BLP) received more votes, the non-proportional electoral system allowed the opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) to win 14 of the 24 seats and form a government for the first time. Among the defeated BLP candidates was the Premier Hugh Gordon Cummins, who lost his St. Thomas seat. This was also the last time an independent was elected to the Assembly, with trade union leader Frank Leslie Walcott winning a seat in the St. Peter constituency.''Caribbean Elections'' Voter turnout was 61.3%. Results References Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 Barbadian General Election
General elections were held in Barbados on 18 June 1981. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p90 The result was a victory for the ruling Barbados Labour Party, which won 17 of the 27 seats. Voter turnout was 71.6%. This was the first election to take place after the ''Representation of the People (Amendment) Act'' (1980) had increased the number of seats in the House of Assembly of Barbados from 24 to 27, the first such expansion since 1843. Results References Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate) ... 1981 in Barbados Elections in Barbados June 1981 events in North America {{Barbados-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Barbadian General Election
General elections were held in Barbados on 19 January 2022 to elect the 30 members of the House of Assembly. The ruling Barbados Labour Party won all 30 seats for the second consecutive election. This was the 12th national election held since independence from the United Kingdom in 1966, the 16th since the institution of universal suffrage in 1950, and the first since Barbados became a republic in 2021. For the first time, both the ruling Barbados Labour Party and its historical rival the Democratic Labour Party were led by women. Background According to the Constitution of Barbados, the Parliament shall stand dissolved no later 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 ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verla De Peiza
Verla A. De Peiza (born 7 October 1971) is a Barbadian politician and lawyer. She was the leader of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) from 12 August 2018 to 21 January 2022, and was the first woman to hold this position. She also previously served as a Senator for the DLP from 2010 to 2018. Early life Verla De Peiza was born on 7 October 1971 in the parish of Saint James, Barbados. She studied at Erdiston Primary School and Harrison College, winning a Barbados Exhibition university scholarship in 1991. She attended the University of Southampton, graduating with a 2:1 BSc in the fields of Politics and Law. She then entered Queen Mary University of London and completed a Master of Laws with Merit, specialising in Criminology and Criminal Justice. In 1996, De Peiza became qualified to practise law in England and Wales. Upon returning to Barbados, she joined the law firm Charlton Chambers and was called to the bar in 2000. Political career In 1996, De Peiza joined the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Barbadian General Election
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. The ruling Democratic Labour Party was re-elected with a reduced majority, winning 16 of the 30 seats in the House of Assembly. 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 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freundel Stuart
Freundel Jerome Stuart, OR, PC, SC (born 27 April 1951) is a Barbadian politician who served as seventh Prime Minister of Barbados and the leader of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) from 23 October 2010 to 21 February 2013; and from 21 February 2013 to 25 May 2018. He succeeded David Thompson, who had died in office on 23 October 2010 from pancreatic cancer. Biography Personal life and education Stuart was born in Saint Philip, Barbados. He is the father of one daughter. Stuart was elected as 1st vice-president of the Democratic Labour Party (Barbados), DLP and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in 1995. He served in that position until 2004. Stuart was also appointed in 1995 as shadow deputy prime minister, shadow attorney general and shadow interior minister to serve in the Shadow Cabinet of David Thompson. He held those three positions until 20 January 2008. In 2004, Stuart was elected as the leader and president of the DLP in a leadership election. Stuart narrow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Thompson (Barbadian Politician)
David John Howard Thompson (25 December 1961 – 23 October 2010) was the sixth prime minister of Barbados from 15 January 2008 until his death from pancreatic cancer on 23 October 2010. Early life Thompson was born in Londonref name=TriniExpr/> The couple had three daughters - Misha, Oya and Osa-Marie. The family resided in Saint Philip, Barbados, Mapps, St. Philip, though Thompson resided at the official Prime Minister's residence Ilaro Court from 2008 until 2010. Politics Thompson first entered the Democratic Labour Party (Barbados) in 1978 and served in the Senate of Barbados until 1987. A by-election after the death of the Prime Minister Errol Barrow, gaining his parliamentary seat for Saint John in 1987. During Erskine Sandiford's term as Prime Minister, Thompson served as Minister of Community Development and Culture from 1991 to 1993. He was subsequently appointed Minister of Finance from 1993 to 1994. Thompson was elected and became leader of the DLP when Sandif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Barbadian General Election
General elections were held in Barbados on 15 January 2008.Thompson sworn in as Barbados PM Xinhua, 17 January 2008 A concurrent 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 |
1994 Barbadian General Election
Early general elections were held in Barbados on 6 September 1994.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p90 The result was a victory for the opposition Barbados Labour Party, which won 19 of the 28 seats, with its leader Owen Arthur becoming Prime Minister. The ruling Democratic Labour Party led by David Thompson was reduced to only eight seats. The National Democratic Party became the first third party to win a seat since the Barbados National Party in 1966, with NDP leader, Richard Haynes, winning St. Michael South Central. Voter turnout was 60.9%. Results References Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). ... 1994 in Barbados Elections in Barbados September 1994 events in North America {{Barbados-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Barbadian General Election
General elections were held in Barbados on 22 January 1991 to elect all 28 members (MPs) of the House of Assembly of Barbados.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p90 The result was a victory for the ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP), which won 18 of the 28 seats. The opposition Barbados Labour Party led by Henry Forde won ten seats, an increase of seven compared to the 1986 elections. Voter turnout was 63.7%. DLP leader Lloyd Erskine Sandiford remained Prime Minister. This was the first general election contested by the National Democratic Party (NDP), which had been founded in 1989 by four defecting DLP MPs, led by the former finance minister Richard Haynes. Despite polling nearly 7% of the national vote, all four lost their seats and no new NDP members were elected under Barbados' first-past-the-post electoral system. Results References Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Barbadian General Election
General elections were held in Barbados on 28 May 1986. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p90 The result was a landslide victory for the Democratic Labour Party, which won 24 of the 27 seats. Among the Barbados Labour Party MPs who lost their seats was incumbent Prime Minister Harold Bernard St. John. The Workers Party of Barbados contested the elections for the first and only time, the only occasion on which a communist party contested an election in Barbados. Voter turnout was 77%. Results References Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate) ... 1986 in Barbados Elections in Barbados May 1986 events in North America Landslide victories {{Barbados-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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