Barbadian general election, 1999

Barbadian general election, 1999

A general election was held in Barbados on 20 January 1999. The Barbadian people elected 28 members to the House of Assembly for a term of five years.

The ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP) won the largest share (26) of seats in the election.

Results


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