Owen Arthur of the BLP won the 1994 Barbadian general election, remaining prime minister until 2008.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p. 90. . Arthur was a strong advocate of republicanism, though a planned referendum to replace Queen Elizabeth as Head of State in 2008 never took place. The DLP won the 2008 Barbadian general election, but the new Prime Minister David Thompson died in 2010 and was replaced by Freundel Stuart. The BLP returned to power in 2018 under Mia Mottley, who became Barbados's first female prime minister.
Owen Arthur of the BLP won the 1994 Barbadian general election, remaining prime minister until 2008.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook Volume I, p. 90. . Arthur was a strong advocate of republicanism, though a planned referendum to replace Queen Elizabeth as Head of State in 2008 never took place. The DLP won the 2008 Barbadian general election, but the new Prime Minister David Thompson died in 2010 and was replaced by Freundel Stuart. The BLP returned to power in 2018 under Mia Mottley, who became Barbados's first female prime minister.