Parliament

Barbados

Composition

House of Assembly · IPU Parline

Gender

Women 29%Men 71%

Indicator	Value
Parliament	House of AssemblyIPU Parline [2024]
Structure	BicameralIPU Parline [2024]
Total seats	31 seatsIPU Parline [2024]
Electoral system	Plurality / majorityIPU Parline [2024]
Last election	2026-02-11IPU Parline [2024]
Next election (expected)	2031-01-31IPU Parline [2024]
Voter turnout	41.73 %International IDEA Voter Turnout [2022]
Speaker	Arthur HolderIPU Parline [2024]
Women members (seats)	9 seatsIPU Parline [2024]
Women in parliament	26.7 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Average member age	No authoritative open source found

Section metadata

Data year2025

EditionDatabook 2026

Coverage10/11

LicenseCC-BY

Datasets on this page

IPU Parline
ipu_parline
Edition: 2024
International IDEA Voter Turnout
idea_voter_turnout
Edition: 2026
World Bank WDI
world_bank_wdi
Edition: 2024

About this data

Barbados's parliament on Databook compiles 10 indicators from 3 open datasets including IPU Parline, International IDEA Voter Turnout, World Bank WDI. Key figures include parliament (House of Assembly), structure (Bicameral). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.