Opposition leader Ralph Thorne loses his own seat and was unable to even cast a vote on election day, as Barbados delivers an unprecedented third consecutive clean sweep — and the Prime Minister declares a bank holiday to celebrate
By Calvin G. Brown | WiredJa | February 12, 2026
The result was emphatic, historic, and—for the opposition—utterly devastating. In the early hours of Thursday morning, the Barbados Labour Party completed an unprecedented third consecutive whitewash of the general elections, capturing all 30 seats in the House of Assembly and returning Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley to power for a historic third term.
