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Elizabeth II issued an Order in Council, the Barbados Independence Order 1966, which formally enacted the present constitution. On 30 November 2021, Sandra Mason became the first President of Barbados , replacing Queen Elizabeth as head of state , with Barbados transitioning to a republic after an amendment was passed in October 2021 .
The government has been chosen by elections since 1961 elections, when Barbados achieved full self-governance.Before then, the government was a Crown colony consisting of either colonial administration solely (such as the Executive Council), or a mixture of colonial rule and a partially elected assembly, such as the Legislative Council.
This is a list of the 30 constituencies currently represented in the Parliament of Barbados, as at the February 2013 general election. [1] [needs update] From 1971, each constituency has been represented by a single Member of Parliament (MP). The number of seats were increased from 28 to 30 just ahead of the 2003 elections. [2]
The president of Barbados is the head of state and serves as the repository of executive power, as expressed in the Constitution: "The executive authority of Barbados is vested in the President." In practice, the president rarely exercises this power on her own volition due to the fact that the Constitution obliges the president to follow the ...
The Barbadian House of Assembly represents 30 geographic areas called constituencies. Each constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Under the Constitution of Barbados, Cabinet is not prescribed a maximum number Cabinet of Ministers, however, it must have no fewer than five members. The first Cabinet of Barbados was led by Premier Sir Grantley Herbert Adams. [2] The four other Ministers were: The Hon. Dr. H.G.H. Cummins (Member 1935–36; 1940–1961);
The Constitution (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, 2021 is an act that amended the Constitution of Barbados to replace the Monarchy of Barbados as the country's Head of State with the office of the President of Barbados thereby transitioning its form of governance from a monarchy to a republic.
The Privy Council of Barbados is a formal body of advisors to the head of state (the sovereign represented viceregally by the Governor-General of Barbados) prior to 30 November 2021 and the President of Barbados as of 30 November 2021) and is provided for in the 1966 Constitution of Barbados, which reads: 76. 1.