List of political parties in Barbados
This article lists political parties in Barbados.
Barbados has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party. Occasionally various members of political parties in Barbados have used an option of crossing the floor.
The parties
Major parties
| Party | Abbr. | Leader | Political position | Ideology | Senators | Assembly members | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbados Labour Party | BLP | Mia Mottley | Centre-left | 12 / 21
|
30 / 30
| ||
| Democratic Labour Party | DLP | Vacant | Centre-left | 1 / 21
|
0 / 30
| ||
| Friends of Democracy | FOD | Karina Goodridge | Centre-left | 1 / 21
|
0 / 30
| ||
Others
- People's Coalition for Progress (PCP)
- Bajan Free Party (BFP)
- Barbados Sovereignty Party (BSP)
- Clement Payne Movement (CPM)
- Conservative Barbados Leadership Party (CBLP)
- Friends of Democracy (FOD)
- Kingdom Government of Barbados (KGB)
- New National Party (NNP) [1]
- New Barbados Kingdom Alliance (NBKA)
- Pan-Caribbean Congress (PCP)
- People's Democratic Congress (Barbados) (PDC)
- People's Empowerment Party[2] (PEP)
- People’s Party for Democracy and Development
- Reform Barbados (RB)
- Solutions Barbados (SB)
- United Progressive Party (Barbados) (UPP)
Defunct
- Alliance Party for Progress (APP)
- Barbados Electors Association (BEA)
- Barbados Integrity Movement (BIM)
- Barbados National Party (BNP)
- Coalition of United Parties (CUP)
- Citizens Action Partnership (CAP)
- National Democratic Party (NDP)
- Progressive Conservative Party (PCP)
- People's Political Alliance (PPA)
- People's Progressive Movement (PPM)
- Workers Party of Barbados (WPB)
- West Indian National Congress Party (CP)
Names in italics denote Electoral Alliances
References
- ^ Desk, Nationnews (2025-04-28). "Kemar Stuart announces formation of new political party". nationnews.com. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "The Nation Newspaper | PEP: Power to the people". Archived from the original on March 13, 2006. Retrieved 2013-04-22.