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.^{[1][needs update]} From 1971, each constituency has been represented by a single Member of Parliament (MP). The number of seats were increased from 28 to 30 just ahead of the 2003 elections.^[2]

History

After Barbados was settled by the Kingdom of England, a House of Burgesses was established to conduct the business of governance in the colony along with the Governor. From an early date, if not the beginning, there were two members of the House of Assembly for each parish; in 1843 two members were added for Bridgetown, bringing the total to 24 Members. In 1971 dual representatives for each constituency were abolished in favour of single seat ridings and the entire island was divided into 24 constituencies. In 1981 three more constituencies were created; thus bring the total to 27. By the election of 1991 a 28th was added, and finally ahead of the 2003 general election two more were added bringing the national total to 30. As of 2011 the Electoral and Boundaries Commission decided that no new constituencies would be needed. However, there was a subsequent call made by the media that St. Philip-South's population was now too large and was disproportionate to all other constituencies. Despite the call, Barbados held the 2013 elections without adding any new constituencies.

List of constituencies

List of constituencies

#	Name	Created
*	City of Bridgetown	1843
*	Christ Church East	1971
*	Christ Church East Central	1981
*	Christ Church South	1991
*	Christ Church West	1971
*	Christ Church West Central	1981
*	St. Andrew	Original
*	St. George North	1971
*	St. George South	1971
*	St. James Central	2003
*	St. James North	1981
*	St. James South	1981
*	St. Lucy	Original
*	St. Michael Central	1971
*	St. Michael East	1981
*	St. Michael South	1971
*	St. Michael South Central	1971
*	St. Michael South East	1971
*	St. Michael North	1971
*	St. Michael North East	1971
*	St. Michael North West	1971
*	St. Michael West	1971
*	St. Michael West Central	1981
*	St. Peter	Original
*	St. Philip North	1971
*	St. Philip South	1971
*	St. Philip West	2003
*	St. John	Original
*	St. Joseph	Original
*	St. Thomas	Original

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system
• List of electoral districts by nation

References

1. "List of members of the Parliament". The website of the Parliament of Barbados. Parliament of Barbados. 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
2. "The House of Assembly". The Parliament of Barbados. The Parliament of Barbados. 2009-12-30. Archived from the original on 2010-01-09. Retrieved 2012-01-13.

Further reading

• Carrington, Sean; Fraser, HenryC (2003). "Parliament". A~Z of Barbados Heritage. Macmillan Caribbean. pp. 146–147. ISBN 0-333-92068-6.

External links

• Adam Carr's Election Archive
• Barbados Parliament – Constituency Maps of Barbados