2013 Barbadian general election

2013 Barbadian general election
21 February 2013
All 30 seats in the House of Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout62.02% ( 1.52pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Freundel Stuart Owen Arthur
Party DLP BLP
Last election 52.55%, 20 seats 47.16%, 10 seats
Seats won 16 14
Seat change 4 4
Popular vote 78,851 74,121
Percentage 51.30% 48.22%
Swing 1.25pp 1.06pp
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 result was a victory for the ruling Democratic Labour Party but with a reduced majority, with the party winning 16 of the 30 seats in the House of Assembly.

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