2003 Barbadian general election

2003 Barbadian general election

21 May 2003

All 30 seats in the House of Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout56.88% ( 6.48pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Owen Arthur Clyde Mascoll
Party BLP DLP
Leader's seat St. Peter St. Michael North West
Last election 26 seats 2 seats
Seats won 23 7
Seat change 3 5
Popular vote 69,720 54,746
Percentage 55.80% 44.09%
Swing 9.07pp 9.01pp

Results by constituency

Prime Minister before election

Owen Arthur
Barbados Labour Party

Elected Prime Minister

Owen Arthur
Barbados Labour Party

General elections were held in Barbados on 21 May 2003. The result was a victory for the Barbados Labour Party, which won 23 of the 30 seats. Voter turnout was 57%, the lowest since universal suffrage was introduced in 1951.