2020 St George North by-election explained

Election Name:2020 St George North constituency by-election
Type:by-election
Country:Barbados
Turnout:47.97% (18.74pp)
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2018 Barbadian general election
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2022 Barbadian general election
Next Year:2022
Election Date:11 November 2020
Candidate1:Toni Moore
Image1:Toni Moore BWU 2021.png
Party1:Barbados Labour Party
Popular Vote1:3,154
Percentage1:66.60%
Candidate2:Floyd Reifer
Party2:Democratic Labour Party (Barbados)
Popular Vote2:1,327
Percentage2:28.02%
Swing2:New party
Candidate3:Grenville Phillips II
Image3: SB
Party3:Solutions Barbados
Popular Vote3:95
Percentage3:2.01%
Candidate5:Ambrose Grosvenor
Image5: UPP
Party5:United Progressive Party (Barbados)
Popular Vote5:70
Percentage5:1.48%
Candidate6:Alex Mitchell
Image6: BFP
Party6:Bajan Free Party
Popular Vote6:10
Percentage6:0.21%
Candidate4:David Walrond
Image4: PdP
Party4:People's Party for Democracy and Development
Popular Vote4:80
Percentage4:1.69%
Swing4:-->
Map Size:250px
MP
Before Election:Gline Clarke
Before Party:BLP
After Election:Toni Moore
After Party:BLP

A by-election was held in the Barbadian constituency of St George North on November 11, 2020 following the resignation of incumbent BLP Member of Parliament Gline Clarke, who has represented the constituency for the past 26 years, to accept the post of Barbados High Commissioner to Canada. It was the first election to take place since Prime Minister Mia Mottley's governing Barbados Labour Party won all seats in the House of Assembly in the 2018 Barbadian general election.[1]

Campaign

Contesting parties

PartyPositionIdeologyLeader
Barbados Labour PartyCentre-leftSocial democracy
Republicanism
Mia Mottley
[2]
Democratic Labour PartyCentre-leftSocial democracy
Democratic socialism
Republicanism
Verla De Peiza
[3]
Solutions BarbadosCentreManifesto[4] Grenville Phillips II
[5]
United Progressive PartyCentre-leftLabourism
Progressivism
Social democracy
Third Way
Everton Holligan
[6]
Bajan Free PartyPolitical transparency[7] Alex Mitchell
[8]
People's Party for Democracy and DevelopmentCentre-leftSocial democracy
Christian democracy
Christian left
Joseph Atherley
[9]

Result

Toni Moore won the election, keeping the seat in BLP hands.[10] Shortly after the election, Grenville Phillips II, the leader of the Solutions Barbados party, announced that he was retiring from further political activity.[11]

Turnout was over 14% lower in the district than in 2018, with less than half of eligible voters participating.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: McLeod . Sheri-Kae . Barbados Government Announces Date for By-election . 11 October 2020 . Caribbean News . 5 October 2020 . en.
  2. Web site: 26 February 2013. Mottley replaces Arthur as opposition leader in Barbados. https://web.archive.org/web/20140911180352/http://www.caribbean360.com/news/barbados_news/mottley-replaces-arthur-as-opposition-leader-in-barbados. 11 September 2014. Caribbean360.
  3. Web site: Greaves. Natalie. 2018-08-14. Barbados opposition party selects new leader. 2021-12-28. Caribbean News. en.
  4. Web site: 2020-09-26.
    1. BTColumn - Dear People of St George North
    . 2022-01-25. Barbados Today. en-US.
  5. Web site: Caribbean Political Parties Solutions Barbados. 2021-12-22. www.caribbeanelections.com.
  6. Web site: 2019-03-28. UPP elects new leader. 2022-01-25. www.nationnews.com. en-US.
  7. Web site: 30 December 2021. Alex Mitchell and the Bajan Free Party are back for Elections 2022 Loop Barbados. 2022-01-25. Loop News. en.
  8. Web site: Caribbean Political Parties Bajan Free Party. 2022-01-25. caribbeanelections.com.
  9. Web site: King. Katrina. 8 June 2019. Atherley launches People's Party for Democracy and Development. https://web.archive.org/web/20191207071322/https://barbadostoday.bb/2019/06/08/atherley-launches-peoples-party-for-democracy-and-development/. 7 December 2019. 11 November 2021. Barbados Today.
  10. Web site: 2020-11-12. Nation Update: BLP retains St George North in by-election. 2022-01-25. www.nationnews.com. en-US.
  11. Web site: Grenville Phillips II announces political exit. 2022-01-25. Loop News. en.