BARBADOS — A record 132 people will be going after the 30 seats in Parliament on May 24. This was the unofficial count following Nomination Day (May 7) for the upcoming General Election, which will also be contested by a record 36 female candidates, the Barbados Nation News reported in a story written by Eric Smith.
The numbers were a significant increase over the 68 candidates in both the February 2013 and January 2008 general elections.
Up to late last night, officials of the Electoral and Boundaries Commission (EBC) could not give the official tally from yesterday’s process, which went from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. for the actual presentation and verification of nomination papers.
But what was clear was that both the major parties, the incumbent Democratic Labour Party (DLP) and the Barbados Labour Party, had each filed a full slate of 30 candidates.
