House of Assembly (Barbados)
Barbados Coat of Arms | East wing of the parliament building |
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Basic data | |
Seat: | Bridgetown , Barbados |
Legislative period : | 5 years |
MPs: | 30th |
Current legislative period | |
Last choice: | May 24, 2018 |
Chair: |
Speaker : Arthur E. Holder ( BLP ) |
Distribution of seats: |
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Website | |
barbadosparliament.com |
The House of Assembly (German: Assembly House ) is the lower house in the bicameral system of Barbados .
Parliament's roots go back to 1639 when the MPs of the House of Burgesses , the forerunner of the House of Assembly, met for the first session.
It consists of 30 MPs who are elected for five years in 30 constituencies according to the majority voting system. Actively entitled to vote are citizens of Barbados as well as citizens of other Commonwealth -Staaten living in Barbados for at least three years. The minimum age is 18 years. Citizens of Barbados who are at least 21 years old are eligible to vote.
The chamber is located in the east wing of the parliament building. Speaker of the House of Assembly is Arthur E. Holder .
elections
- Election 2013 : The Democratic Labor Party (DLP) remained the strongest party, but lost four seats. The opposition Barbados Labor Party (BLP) won four seats.
- Election 2018 : The previously opposition BLP wins all seats and Mia Mottley became the first female Prime Minister of Barbados.
speaker
- Col. Thomas Modyford, 1652, 1654, 1661-1654
- Capt. George Martin, 1665
- Lt. Col. Simon Lambert, 1660; 1669-1673
- Col. John Burch, 1661
- Samuel Farmer, 1665, 1667
- John Jennings, 1667
- Henry Walrond, 1669-1671
- Henry Skeete, 1672-1673
- Col. Christopher Codrington, 1674, 1678, 1681, 1682
- Col. William Sharpe, 1676-1678, 1682-1683
- Col. Richard, 1679-1681
- Richard Seawell, 1684-1685
- John Reid, 1685-1687, 1689
- John Farmer, 1687
- Judge Foster, 1688-1689
- J. Bromley, 1690-1691
- John Sutton, 1690-1691
- Wm. Foster, 1690
- Robert Harper, 1690
- John Mills 1691-1692
- Willoughby Chamberlaine, 1692-1693
- Col. Waterman, 1693-1694
- Abel Alleyne, 1694
- Col. John Colleton, 1694-1695
- Col. Robert Bishop, 1695-1696
- Lt. Col. Thomas Maxwell, 1697-1700, 1702, 1703
- James Colleton, 1700-1701
- Lt. Col. Richard Downes, 1701-1702, 1708-1712
- William Holder, 1703-1706
- Wm. Wheeler, 1706-1707
- Reynold Alleyne, 1712, 1714-1715
- William Carter, 1712, 1714, 1715-1717
- Edmund Sutton, 1717-1720
- George Forester, 1722-1723
- Henry Peers, 1727-1731, 1736-1740
- John Lyte, 1740-1742, 1760-1767
- Sir William Gibbons, Bart, 1742-1760
- John Gay Alleyne, Bart, 1767-1770, 1772-1779
- Samson Wood, 1770-1772, 1780-1787
- Joshua Gittens, 1797-1804
- John Beckles, 1804-1819
- Thomas Griffith, 1819-1821
- Cheeseman Moe, 1823-1825
- Robert Haynes, 1825-1829
- Col. Nathaniel Forte, 1829-1835
- Samuel Hinds, 1836–1839
- Sr. RB Clarke, 1839-1840
- George Taylor, 1841-1846
- Francis Gooding, MB, 1846-1847
- Sir John Thomas, 1847-1860
- Chas Packer, 1861-1867
- Thomas Gill, 1867-1870
- Edmund Lee Haynes, 1870
- Agustus Briggs, 1871-1875
- John Glasgow Grant, 1875–1879
- George C. Pil, 1879-1880
- Henry Pilgrim, 1880
- John Kellman, 1881-1883
- AJ Pile, CMG, 1883-1885, 1887-1889, 1891-1893, 1894-1898
- Timothy Yearwood, 1886-1887
- WH Greaves, 1889-1890
- EB Colvin, 1891-1893
- Sir FJ Clarke, KCMG, VD, 1898-1934
- GDL Pile, OBE, 1934, 1937, 1942-1944
- Sir HBG Austin, OBE, 1934-1937, 1938-1942
- GB Evelyn, 1944-1948
- Sir KNR Husbands, 1948-1956
- HGH Cummins, CBE, 1956-1958
- Sir JETheodore Brancker, QC, 1961-1966
- NGA Maxwell, Esq., LL.B., 1971-1976
- CAE Hoppin, Esq., JP, 1976
- WCB Hinds, Esq., 1976-1984
- C. Lindsay Bolden, Esq., LL.B., 1984-1986
- Lawson A. Weekes, GCM, JP, MP, 1986-1994
- His Hon. Ishmael A. Roett, GCM, MP, 1994-1999, 1999-2004, 2004-2008
- His Hon. Michael A. Carrington, MP, 2008-2013, 2013-2018
- His Honor Arthur E. Holder LL.B., 2018-present
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ The House of Assembly> Speakers of the House of Assembly. House of Assembly (Barbados), accessed June 11, 2020 .