Barbados Election Watch 2008

Congratulations from the BU team to David Thompson and the Democratic Labour Party on their victory. May God inspire your government to chart a path to our continued prosperity for Barbados — both on the economic and social fronts.

David – BU

Note: The results captured below are the official results.

Political Leaders Of Barbados

Welcome to Election Coverage 2008. Join us here at Barbados Underground as we count the votes and discuss the issues which have emerged in the lead-up to Elections 2008 and other related issues. We invite you to discuss your expectations of the new government and hear what others, including local broadcasters, have to say. Should Barbadians be concerned about the functioning of a system of government that has served us well in the post-Independence era? How important are the roles of the Auditor General, Director of Public Prosecutors, Ombudsman and the Publics Accounts Committee to a well functioning democracy? How can Barbadians demand accountability from our politicians after they are elected? How will Barbadians enforce promises that government makes from time to time: Do we, the PEOPLE, need to legislate the power of recall? What about term limits: Is this important given the concerns some Barbadians have about the effect which Arthur’s politics of inclusion has had on the Opposition Party?

	BLP	DLP	IND	TOTAL
2008	10	20	0	30
2003	23	7	0	30
1999	26	2	0	28

Constituency	Candidates		Votes
City of Bridgetown		Jeffrey Bostic	1,817
		Patrick Todd	2,239
St. Michael South		Noel Lynch	1,625
		Freundel Stuart New Attorney General	2,435
St. Michael East		Trevor Prescod	2,060
		Kenneth Best	2,639
St. Michael South Central		David Gill	1,865
		Richard Sealy	2,168
St. Michael Central		Mr. Rudy Grant	1,880
		Steve Blackett	2,289
		David Commissiong	69
St. Michael South East		Hamilton Lashley	2,426
		Undene Whittaker	2,271
St. Michael North East		Mia Mottley	3,320
		Patricia Inniss	1,605
St. Michael North		Ronald Toppin	2,994
		Francis Depeiza	2,373
		Mark Adamson	38
St. Michael North West		Clyde Mascoll	1,990
		Christ Sinkler	2,330
		Akil Umi	6
St. Michael West		Joseph Atherley	1,989
		Michael Carrington	2,305
		Rosita Broome	63
St. Michael West Central		Rommell Marshall	2,142
		James Paul	2,167
		Robert Clarke	86
Christ Church West		William Duguid	2,510
		Mr. Taan Abed	1,859
Christ Church West Central		Joseph Edgill	2,097
		Stephen Lashley	3,085
Christ Church South		Jerome Walcott	2,130
		John Boyce	2,591
Christ Church East Central		Dalton T. Lovell	2,233
		Ronald Jones	3,182
Christ Church East		Reginald Farley	2,184
		Denis Lowe	3,135
		Rodney Nurse	7
St. Philip North		Mr. George Griffith	1,756
		Michael Lashley	3,720
St. Philip South		Anthony Wood	2,890
		Adriel Brathwaite	3,175
		Douglas Trotman	75
St. Philip West		Lynette Eastmond	2,255
		David Estwick	2,648
St. George North		Gline Clarke	3,309
		Colin Spencer	2,564
St. George South		Ian Gill	2,509
		Esther Byer Suckoo	3,446
St. John		Tyrone O. Power	829
		David Thompson	4,300
St. Joseph		Dale Marshall	1,879
		Randal Rouse	1,838
St. Thomas		Cynthia Forde	3,490
		Haldene Dottin	1,998
St. James North		Rawle Eastmond	2,177
		Austin Husbands	1,954
St. James South		Elizabeth Thompson	2,570
		Donville Inniss	2,881
St. James Central		Kerrie Symmonds	2150
		George Hutson	2,378
St. Peter		Owen Arthur	3,309
		Haynesley Benn	1,754
St. Andrew		George Payne	2,639
		Irene Sandiford-Garner	2,590
St. Lucy		Peter Phillips	2,073
		Denis Kellman	3,484