Thursday, April 23, 2026

Nation Update: BLP retains St George North in by-election

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The People of St George North have spoken, electing general secretary of the Barbados Workers’ Union, Toni Moore, to be their next parliamentary representative.

On November 11, 2020, Moore received 3154 votes in the by-election. Floyd Reifer of the Democratic Labour Party was the nearest challenger with 1 327.

Grenville Phillips of Solutions Barbados earned 95, David Walrond of the opposition People’s Party for Democracy and Development got 80, Ambrose Grosvenor of the United Progressive Party 70 and the Bajan Free Party’s Alex Mitchell received ten.

 

 

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