House of Assembly of Barbados

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House of Assembly
Type
Type	Lower house of the Parliament of Barbados
Leadership
Speaker	Arthur E. Holder, BLP since 5 June 2018
Prime Minister	Mia Mottley, BLP since 25 May 2018
Leader of the Opposition	Ralph Thorne, DLP since 12 February 2024
Structure
House of Assembly political groups	Government   Barbados Labour Party (29) Opposition   Democratic Labour Party (1)
Elections
House of Assembly voting system	First-past-the-post
Last House of Assembly election	19 January 2022
Meeting place
House of Assembly chamber Bridgetown, St. Michael, Barbados
Website
The House of Assembly

Politics of Barbados
Constitution Human rights
Executive President (list) Dame Sandra Mason Prime Minister (list) Mia Mottley Cabinet Ministries
Legislature House of Assembly Speaker: Arthur Holder Senate President: Reginald Farley Leader Opposition Leader: Bishop Joseph J. S. Atherley Legislation
Judiciary Caribbean Court of Justice Supreme Court Chief Justice: Marston Gibson Court of Appeal High Court Magistrates courts Barbados law Human rights
Elections Recent elections General: 2018 2022 Next Presidential: 2021 Constituencies Political parties
Administrative divisions Parishes Parliamentary constituencies Constituency Councils
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business Minister: Kerrie Symmonds Diplomatic missions of / in Barbados Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
Historical Treaty of Oistins Monarchy Governor-General Judicial Committee of the Privy Council Colonial Barbados Governor Colonial Secretary Council of Barbados Executive Council Legislative Council Local government (Vestry system) Mayor of Bridgetown Bridgetown City Council
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The House of Assembly of Barbados is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Barbados. It has 30 Members of Parliament (MPs), who are directly elected in single member constituencies using the simple-majority (or first-past-the-post) system for a term of five years. The House of Assembly sits roughly 40–45 days a year and is presided over by a Speaker.

The Barbadian House of Assembly chamber is located in the east-wing of The Public Buildings on Broad Street, in Bridgetown, Barbados.