2013 Barbadian general election

2013 Barbadian general election
21 February 2013
30 seats in the House of Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout62.02% (1.52%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Freundel Stuart Owen Arthur
Party DLP BLP
Leader since 23 October 2010 18 October 2010
Leader's seat St. Michael South St. Peter
Last election 20 seats, 52.5% 10 seats, 47.1%
Seats won 16 14
Seat change 4 4
Popular vote 78,851 74,121
Percentage 51.3% 48.2%
Swing 1.2% 1.1%
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election

Freundel Stuart
DLP

 Elected Prime Minister

Freundel Stuart
DLP

General elections were held in Barbados on 21 February 2013. They were the first post-independence elections where the election date was announced five years after the last general election. The ruling Democratic Labour Party was re-elected with a reduced majority, winning 16 of the 30 seats in the House of Assembly.

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