Another total wipeout just locked Barbados into one-party control again, while the opposition face-plants for a third straight round.
Historic triple sweep by Mia Mottley
Historic triple sweep by Mia Mottley
- Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley just bagged every seat again.
- Mottley becomes the second Caribbean leader with three sweeps.
- Her Barbados Labour Party grabbed all 30 seats on Wednesday.
- Earlier, she first cleared the board on May 24, 2018.
- Back in 2018, Mia Mottley became the first female prime minister.
- Since then, BLP has stacked consecutive clean slates.
- Keith Mitchell of Grenada was the first with multiple sweeps.
- This latest win cements her regional record status.
- In St Michael North East, Mottley held her constituency.
- Bridgetown supporters heard Cabinet gets sworn in on Monday.
- Next Friday marks the first meeting of the new Parliament.
- A thank you rally is lined up for Saturday.
- Reflecting on 2018, she recalled pledging economic repair.
- COVID-19 hit shortly after her team took office.
- Over two and a half years, the government pushed national changes.
- Next month, BLP turns 88 as a political organization.
- As Barbados nears 60 years of independence, she flagged risks.
- Republic status enters its fifth year under her watch.
- Mottley stressed strong institutions and Senate opposition seats.
- She urged citizens to share responsibility for reforms.
- Ralph Thorne lost St John to Charles Griffith.
- Griffith pulled 2,327 votes against Thorne’s 1,876.
- Kemar Stuart collected 236 ballots in the same race.
- Thorne admitted defeat after switching from BLP earlier.
- On Wednesday, Thorne said he could not cast a ballot.
- He claimed an address mix-up by the Electoral and Boundaries Commission.
- Ronnie Yearwood pushed for party reform after three defeats.
- Peter Wickham argued that DLP must replace its leader.
- For the first time, CARICOM teams monitored the vote.
- Commonwealth representatives also observed the general election.
