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House of Assembly
Type
Type
Lower house
of the Parliament of Barbados
Leadership
Speaker
Arthur E. Holder, BLP since 5 June 2018
Prime Minister
Mia Mottley, BLP since 25 May 2018
Leader of the Opposition
Ralph Thorne, DLP since 12 February 2024
Structure
House of Assembly political groups
Government
Barbados Labour Party (29)
Opposition
Democratic Labour Party (1)
Elections
House of Assembly voting system
First-past-the-post
Last House of Assembly election
19 January 2022
Meeting place
House of Assembly chamber Bridgetown, St. Michael, Barbados
Website
The House of Assembly
Politics of Barbados
Constitution
Human rights
Executive
President (list)
Dame Sandra Mason
Prime Minister (list)
Mia Mottley
Cabinet
Ministries
Legislature
House of Assembly
Speaker: Arthur Holder
Senate
President: Reginald Farley
Leader
Opposition
Leader: Bishop Joseph J. S. Atherley
Legislation
Judiciary
Caribbean Court of Justice
Supreme Court
Chief Justice: Marston Gibson
Court of Appeal
High Court
Magistrates courts
Barbados law
Human rights
Elections
Recent elections
General: 2018
2022
Next
Presidential: 2021
Constituencies
Political parties
Administrative divisions
Parishes
Parliamentary constituencies
Constituency Councils
Foreign relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business
Minister: Kerrie Symmonds
Diplomatic missions of / in Barbados
Nationality law
Passport
Visa requirements
Visa policy
Historical
Treaty of Oistins
Monarchy
Governor-General
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Colonial Barbados
Governor
Colonial Secretary
Council of Barbados
Executive Council
Legislative Council
Local government (Vestry system)
Mayor of Bridgetown
Bridgetown City Council
Other countries
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The House of Assembly of Barbados is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Barbados. It has 30 Members of Parliament (MPs), who are directly elected in single member constituencies using the simple-majority (or first-past-the-post) system for a term of five years. The House of Assembly sits roughly 40–45 days a year and is presided over by a Speaker.
The Barbadian House of Assembly chamber is located in the east-wing of The Public Buildings on Broad Street, in Bridgetown, Barbados.
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