Prime Minister Gaston Browne publicly congratulated Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley on Wednesday night after her Barbados Labour Party won every seat in the country’s general election.
In a message shared on Facebook shortly after the results were confirmed, Browne wrote, “Congratulations to my sistren Mia on a resounding win; an unprecedented clean sweep threepeat.” He added: “Ps. Yellow is the code,” referencing the BLP’s party colour.
Mottley’s party secured all 30 seats in the House of Assembly, leaving the opposition without parliamentary representation and reinforcing her party’s continued hold on power.
READ MORE FROM (Reuters) – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley won a historic third election victory, with her Barbados Labour Party sweeping all seats of the island nation’s House of Assembly, as counting ended early Thursday.
Mottley’s BLP won all 30 seats for the third time, unseating opposition leader Ralph Thorne, who ran for the BLP in the last campaign, in an election that pitted her more global-facing approach against the opposition’s focus on Barbadians’ domestic needs.
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“Our mission first and foremost is to stop poor people from being poor and to remove injustice wherever it exists to create opportunities for people,” Mottley, 60, said in a victory speech. She is the second leader to serve more than two consecutive terms.
Surrounded by supporters dressed in red, she pledged to strengthen efforts on issues such as infrastructure, healthcare and road safety.
“We do not turn our eyes away from the things that ordinary Bajans want us to redouble our efforts on,” she said. “We did not come simply to hold office. We have come to make Barbados better and to make your lives better.”
Friday will be a public holiday in Barbados, she added.
“The people have spoken, and we respect their voices,” the opposition Democratic Labour Party said.
Thorne did not cast a ballot because he was not registered in the district where he was living and competing, according to state TV network CBC. He was elected there in 2022 as a member of the BLP but moved to the DLP in 2024.
The head of the Caribbean Community’s electoral observation mission said before the election it had received concerns about inaccuracies on the voting register.
Some opposition candidates said this would justify a delay in the vote, but the electoral commission said citizens had time to address inaccuracies and the process was legitimate.
The BLP was expected to win comfortably, with a mid-January poll, opens new tab commissioned by Barbados’ The Nation Publishing and Starcom Network showing more support for the ruling party compared to the last election, though many of those surveyed were undecided or did not plan to vote.
An official turnout was not available by early afternoon. In the prior 2022 general election, turnout landed below 50%, according to the International Foundation for Electoral Systems.
Barbados is the Caribbean’s easternmost country, home to around 283,000 people and a little over half the size of Singapore.
“The United States looks forward to continuing our strong partnership with Barbados’ elected representatives,” U.S. Barbados Country Officer Derek Hoffmann said in a video message.
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Well Mr. PM. Now it’s up to you to do what Mia did. We need one for the history books. ABLP 17 UPP 0,
Now do likewise Browne and call a General Election.
We all know that all the current works, house building and road constructions/repairs that more likely than not its going to happen sooner than later.
WE READY TO VOTE 🗳 YOU OUT, OUT, OUT!!!
Bird-Browne 50-year-old dynasty soon done…
A new beginning is on the horizon for us, our children, and our children’s children…
@Less.
Do you really love your islands?
It seems you are a living in a ABLP cave somewhere.
Just baffling..smh
This Less We Forget is likened to a mass murderer. With all the heavy thiefing that’s going on with this Mob, you still want them to continue with the raid? One has just hustled US$450 K through the Alfa Nero deal and you support every bit of it. That’s why slavery lasted for so long.
@Brixtonian and @Rovi well said.Gaston Browne is not in MOTTLEY class,she paid over 30,000 CLICO/BAICO policyholders 100% of their money that was due to them, also LIAT (1974) LTD workers in BARBADOS 100% of their severance that was due to them by LAW.The government of BARBADOS borrowed money and increased the DEBT ceiling by issuing BONDS to meet the obligation to the 30,000 CLICO/BAICO policyholders and LIAT (1974) LTD workers their100% severance .MOTTLEY is a leader of class and integrity unlike GASTON BROWNE . Mottley will always win the general elections .
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