Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic was nominated jointly on 16 September 2025, thereby making him the only candidate to be presented for this election. [1] If his candidacy is not objected to, he will be acclaimed as President and will be sworn in on 30 November 2025.
The prime minister and the leader of the opposition jointly nominate a consensus candidate 90 days before the incumbent's term is due to expire, who is then elected in a walkover without a vote unless any MP lodges their objection. If an objection is lodged, the joint sitting is suspended and the two Houses of Parliament, the Senate and the House of Assembly, meet separately and each vote on accepting or rejecting the nominee. A two-thirds majority of valid votes in each house separately is then required to elect a candidate on all rounds of balloting.[2]
If no consensus candidate is nominated by the 60th day before the end of the incumbent's term, the election is opened to other candidates. To gain ballot access in such an open election, a candidate must be nominated either by the prime minister, the leader of the Opposition, or at least ten members of the House of Assembly. The requirement for a two-thirds majority of valid votes in each house separately also applies in an open election; this means that if only one candidate has been nominated, the voting system is the same as when a consensus candidate has been objected to.[2]
Candidate
Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic, the former Minister of Health and Wellness, military officer and member of parliament for the City of Bridgetown, was the only candidate for the office; he was nominated jointly by the prime minister, Mia Mottley, and the leader of the opposition, Ralph Thorne.[1]
Bostic was widely commended by the Barbadian public for his work in leading the island's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and for that reason, was awarded the Order of Freedom of Barbados on 28 April 2022, the island's National Heroes Day.[3]
Provided there is no objections to his candidacy at the joint sitting of Parliament, Bostic would be deemed elected without a vote. If elected, Bostic will be sworn in on 30 November, which will be the 59th anniversary of Barbadian independence.
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