Barbadians will go to the polls on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, to elect a new government, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announced, formally setting the stage for a general election months ahead of the constitutional deadline. Photo: Caribbean National Weekly

Parliament in Barbados will be dissolved to trigger the election campaign, with Nomination Day scheduled for January 27. Parliament will be dissolved on January 19, 2026. Photo: Sandals Resorts

The announcement was made at a Barbados Labour Party (BLP) nomination meeting at Westbury Primary School on Saturday, January 17, 2026, where attorney-at-law Michael Lashley, KC, was confirmed as the party’s candidate for the City. With his nomination, the ruling BLP has now completed its slate of candidates for all 30 seats in the House of Assembly.

Nomination Day is January 27, 2026

Parliament will be dissolved to trigger the election campaign, with Nomination Day scheduled for January 27. Parliament will be dissolved on January 19.

The decision brings forward an election that was not constitutionally due until 2027 and follows months of speculation after Mottley hinted late last year that an early poll was likely. At the time, she urged BLP supporters to prepare for political work in 2026, signalling that the party would not wait until the final year of its mandate.

The upcoming vote will mark the second consecutive time Mottley has dissolved Parliament with a year remaining in her term. She led the BLP to historic 30–0 landslide victories in both the 2018 and 2022 general elections, leaving the opposition without a single seat in the House of Assembly.