This article lists political parties in Barbados.

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) ...

has a

two-party system A two-party system is a political party system in which two major political parties consistently dominate the political landscape. At any point in time, one of the two parties typically holds a majority in the legislature and is usually refe ...

, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party. Occasionally various members of political parties in Barbados have used an option of

crossing the floor In parliamentary systems, politicians are said to cross the floor if they formally change their political affiliation to a different political party than which they were initially elected under (as is the case in Canada and the United Kingdom). ...

The parties

Major parties

Others

* People's Empowerment Party (PEP) *

Clement Payne Movement The Clement Payne Movement (CPM) is a left-wing Barbados-based political party named in honour of a Trinidad-born man who led a 1937 uprising in Barbados. The Clement Payne Movement is generally seen by most Barbadians as more leftist in ideolog ...

(CPM) * Pan-Caribbean Congress (PCP) *

Bajan Free Party Bajan may refer to: Geography and culture Barbados * Barbadians, known by the colloquialism Bajan(s) (pronounced 'bay-jun') * Barbadian English language * Bajan Creole, a Creole language Other location * Something or someone from Baja ...

(BFP) *

Solutions Barbados Solutions Barbados (SB) is a minor political party in Barbados. It was first founded by structural engineer Grenville Phillips II on 1 July 2015, and contested the May 2018 Barbadian general election. On 12 November 2020 following the 2020 St ...

(SB) *

United Progressive Party (Barbados) The United Progressive Party is a political party in Barbados. The party was announced in February, 2017 to coincide with the May 2018 general election cycle. The lead Chairperson is the Attorney-at-Law and former Senator and Minister with the ...

(UPP) * People's Democratic Congress (Barbados) (PDC) * Kingdom Government of Barbados (KGB) * New Barbados Kingdom Alliance (NBKA) *

Barbados Integrity Movement 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). ...

(BIM) *

Barbados Sovereignty Party 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). ...

(BSP) *''

Alliance Party for Progress The Alliance Party for Progress (APP) is a Christian and social democratic electoral alliance in Barbados. It was formed on the 30 December 2021 by the United Progressive Party (UPP) and the People's Party for Democracy and Development (PdP) to ...

(APP)''

Defunct

* Barbados National Party (BNP) * National Democratic Party (NDP) *

People's Political Alliance The People's Political Alliance was a minor political party in 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 oc ...

(PPA) * People's Progressive Movement (PPM) * Worker's Party of Barbados (WPB) * Barbados Electors Association (BEA) * West Indian National Congress Party (CP) * Citizens Action Partnership (CAP) * Progressive Conservative Party (PCP) *'' Coalition of United Parties (CUP)'' ''Names in italics denote Electoral Alliances''

The parties

Major parties

Others

Defunct

References

See also