Constituency Councils are the most local
statutory
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representative bodies today in
Barbados
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.
The Constituency councils are somewhat similar to
parish councils that existed in Barbados at one time, mainly to communicate local opinion to larger bodies in the central government.
They were founded in 2008 as part of various campaign promises made during the
general elections
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held in Barbados.
The Constituency Councils are a return toward providing Barbadians with a form of local governance. In the 1960s local government councils were an official part of the Barbadian Government.
Initial startup funding for the councils was made by the
People's Republic of China
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to the Prime Minister and the people of Barbados during a state visit made by the Barbadian head of Government to China.
Within each Constituency will be Constituency Empowerment Centres.
See also
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Districts of Barbados
In 1959 the country of Barbados was changed from the Vestry system, into a more modern system of local government patterned after that of the United Kingdom.
Two main sub-regions known as Districts were formed in Barbados, and the majority of the v ...
(''Defunct'')
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Parishes of Barbados
The country of Barbados is divided into sub-regions known as parishes.
Terminology
They are legally styled as the "Parish of (''parish name'')" as opposed to the American naming convention with "Parish" coming after the name. The use of the term ...
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List of parliamentary constituencies of Barbados
This is a list of the 30 constituencies currently represented in the Parliament of Barbados, as at the February 2013 general election. From 1971, each constituency has been represented by a single Member of Parliament (MP). The number of seats w ...
References
External links
Constituency Councils of Barbados- ''Official link''
History of the Parliament of Barbados
Parishes of Barbados
Government of Barbados
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