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ELECTORAL SYSTEM |
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| Chamber: | ||||||
| House of Assembly | ||||||
| Electoral Law: | ||||||
| 1 June 1971 | ||||||
| Last amendment: 01/09/1990 | ||||||
| Constituencies: | ||||||
| 28 single-member constituencies. | ||||||
| Voting System: | ||||||
| Direct election. Simple majority vote. Vacancies arising between general elections are filled through by-elections held within 90 days. Voting is not compulsory. |
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| Voter requirements: | ||||||
| - age: 18 years - Barbados citizenship (or Commonwealth citizenship if residence in the country for 3 years before elections) - residence in a constituency for 3 months - disqualifications: insanity, imprisonment, death sentence |
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| Eligibility: | ||||||
| Qualified electors - age: 21 years - Barbados citizenship - residence in the country for more than 7 years - ineligibility: undischarged bankruptcy, allegiance to a foreign State, imprisonment exceeding 6 months, conviction of felony or of an offence involving dishonesty, electoral fraud |
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| Incompatibilities: | ||||||
| - public officers - members of armed or police forces - judges - director of public prosecutions - Auditor-General |
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| Candidacy requirements: | ||||||
| - nomination by 4 electors - deposit equivalent to US$ 125, reimbursed if the candidate is elected or obtains more than 1/6 of the total votes cast in the constituency. |
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