National
Parliament of Barbados
Governs Barbados
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- Must be held by May 2031 (no fixed date) General election · Member of the House of Assembly
House of Assembly
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Speaker of the House of Assembly
Chosen by the House from among its members
- AH Arthur Holder since February 2026
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30 MHAs
Elected
See every MHA and their riding, or look up an address to find yours.
Most recent election, February 11, 2026.
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Sources for who sits on it
- Speaker of the House of Assembly
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barbadosparliament.com · checked - Arthur Holder as Speaker of the House of Assembly
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Senate
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President of the Senate
Chosen by the Senate from among its members
- RF Reginald Farley President of the Senate
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21 senators
Appointed by the President of Barbados
- AM Andrew Mallalieu Senator
- AN Andrew Niles Senator
- CS Christopher Sinckler Senator
Elizabeth Thompson
Senator
- JS Jamal Slocombe Senator
- JO Janeil Odle Senator
- JW Jerome Walcott Senator
- JK John King Senator
- JR John Rogers Senator
- JR Jonathan Reid Senator
- KB Kamisha Benjamin Senator
Karina Goodridge
Senator
- KC Kenneth Connell Senator
- LC Lisa Cummins Senator
- MR Mary-Ann Redman Senator
- RA Ramon Alleyne Senator
- RF Reginald Farley Senator
Roshanna Trim
Senator
- RF Ryan Forde Senator
- RW Ryan Walters Senator
- SA Shane Archer Senator
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Sources for who sits on it
- President of the Senate barbadosparliament.com · checked
- Reginald Farley as President of the Senate barbadosparliament.com · checked
- Senator
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barbadosparliament.com · checked - Andrew Mallalieu as Senator barbadosparliament.com · checked
- Andrew Niles as Senator barbadosparliament.com · checked
- Christopher Sinckler as Senator barbadosparliament.com · checked
- Elizabeth Thompson as Senator barbadosparliament.com · checked
- Jamal Slocombe as Senator barbadosparliament.com · checked
- Janeil Odle as Senator barbadosparliament.com · checked
- Jerome Walcott as Senator barbadosparliament.com · checked
- John King as Senator barbadosparliament.com · checked
- John Rogers as Senator barbadosparliament.com · checked
- Jonathan Reid as Senator barbadosparliament.com · checked
- Kamisha Benjamin as Senator barbadosparliament.com · checked
- Karina Goodridge as Senator barbadosparliament.com · checked
- Kenneth Connell as Senator barbadosparliament.com · checked
- Lisa Cummins as Senator barbadosparliament.com · checked
- Mary-Ann Redman as Senator barbadosparliament.com · checked
- Ramon Alleyne as Senator barbadosparliament.com · checked
- Reginald Farley as Senator barbadosparliament.com · checked
- Roshanna Trim as Senator barbadosparliament.com · checked
- Ryan Forde as Senator barbadosparliament.com · checked
- Ryan Walters as Senator barbadosparliament.com · checked
- Shane Archer as Senator barbadosparliament.com · checked
What it can do
- Make laws for peace, order and good government
Parliament may make laws for the peace, order and good government of Barbados (Constitution, s. 48).
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Sources for what it can do
- Make laws for peace, order and good government en.wikipedia.org · checked
Sources
- barbadosparliament.com · checked Parliament of Barbados, Members of the House (page_content/9) and 2026-2031 Senate (page_content/79), read 2026-10-12: House membership, Speaker, Senate membership and categories. For: Parliament of Barbados, Speaker of the House of Assembly, Member of the House of Assembly, President of the Senate, Senator and 22 more
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, 2026 Barbadian general election; President of Barbados, read 2026-10-12: constituency winners, results, dates. Fallback: Wikipedia, because the Electoral and Boundaries Commission results were not read; cross-checked against the Parliament member list. For: Make laws for peace, order and good government, Wilfred Abrahams as MHA, Christ Church East, Ryan Straughn as MHA, Christ Church East Central, Shantal Munro-Knight as MHA, Christ Church South, William Duguid as MHA, Christ Church West and 27 more
- barbadosparliament.com · checked Parliament of Barbados, Minutes of Proceedings of the House of Assembly, sitting of 2026-02-20, read 2026-10-12: session commenced 2026-02-20 by proclamation; Mr. A. E. Holder elected Speaker under s. 45A(2) (Act 32-2025); members present for all 30 constituencies. For: Speaker of the House of Assembly, Arthur Holder as Speaker of the House of Assembly
- barbadosparliament.com · checked Parliament of Barbados, Members of The Senate 2026-2031, updated 2026-08-05, read 2026-10-12: 21 senators including the President of the Senate, Reginald Farley, listed under Government Senators. For: Senator, Reginald Farley as Senator
- barbadosparliament.com · checked Parliament of Barbados, Minutes of the House of Assembly 2026-02-20, read 2026-10-12: first sitting of the new Parliament on 2026-02-20 (proclamation dated 2026-02-19). For: General election, May 21, 2031
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitute Project, Barbados Constitution (text as of 2007), ss. 61(3) and 62(1), read 2026-10-12: Parliament lasts five years from its first sitting; election writs returnable within ninety days of dissolution. Fallback for the official consolidated text. For: General election, May 21, 2031