Barbados Prime Minister Mia ‘Amor’ Mottley for the second time in the history of Barbados elections completed a 30-0 clean sweep at the polls, making her the first Prime Minister to complete consecutive clean sweeps in Barbados.
Prime Minister Mottley called the elections some 18 months earlier than the constitutional deadline, a decision which ultimately worked in her favour as her Barbados Labour Party has now become the second political organization in the Caribbean to win all seats in an election on consecutive occasions.
In defending her decision to call the elections early, Mottley used a cricket metaphor stating that it was important for her to “to take fresh guard” as Barbados continues to deal with socio and economic situations in the world.
“Tonight the people of Barbados have spoken,” she said, vowing the new administration would continue to put the nation’s welfare above any parliamentary majority.
She added, “I am a child of democracy I know what it is to have known every single prime minister in this nation….and it is that solemn commitment in front of you the people of this nation, in front of the people of the world and in particular in front of my parliamentary colleagues that I swear today that we shall continue to keep the best precept of democracy, transparency and accountability alive for the people of this nation.”
A total of 108 candidates, representing seven political parties and nine independents contested the 2022 election.