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Members of Barbados\u2019 House of Assembly and Senate have overwhelmingly elected Dame Sandra Mason to become Barbados\u2019 first president on November 30, 2021.<\/p>

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Dame Sandra, who is the current Governor General, will move from representing Queen Elizabeth II, to replacing her as Barbados\u2019 Head of State.<\/p>\n

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The House voted 27-0 while the Senate voted 18-0.<\/p>

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There was one unreturned ballot in the Senate as Caswell Franklyn voiced objection to the process and walked out of the historic meeting at Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre.<\/p>

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Prime Minister Mia Mottley and Opposition Leader Bishop Joseph Atherley had jointly nominated Dame Sandra to be president.<\/p>\n

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