Solutions Barbados

{{Short description|Barbadian political party}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox political party | name = Solutions Barbados | native_name = | native_name_lang = | lang1 = | name_lang1 = | logo = Solutions Barbados logo.png | logo_size = | caption = | colorcode = #016EB1 | abbreviation = SB | foundation = {{start date and age|df=yes|2015|07|1}} | legalised =  | dissolved =  | leader = | president = | chairperson = Grenvile Phillips II | general_secretary = | first_secretary = | secretary_general = | presidium = | secretary = | spokesperson = | founder = | leader1_title = | leader1_name = | leader2_title = | leader2_name = | leader3_title = | leader3_name = | split = | predecessor = | merged = | successor = | headquarters = | newspaper = | think_tank = | student_wing = | youth_wing = | womens_wing = | wing1_title = | wing1 = | wing2_title = | wing2 = | membership_year = | membership = | ideology = Third Way  | position = Centre | religion = | national = | regional = | continental = | international = | affiliation1_title = | affiliation1 = | colors = {{color box|#016EB1}} {{color box|Green}} Blue, Green | slogan = The Way Forward | anthem = | symbol = Map of Barbdos | flag = | seats1_title = House of Assembly | seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|30|hex=#016EB1}} | seats2_title = Senate | seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|21|hex=#016EB1}} | seats3_title = | seats3 =  | website = {{url|https://solutionsbarbados.com}} | blank1_title = | blank1 = | blank2_title = | blank2 = | country = Barbados | country_dab1 = | parties_dab1 = | elections_dab1 = | footnotes = }} {{Politics of Barbados}} '''Solutions Barbados''' ('''SB''') is a minor political party in Barbados.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Caribbean Political Parties {{!}} Solutions Barbados|url=http://www.caribbeanelections.com/knowledge/parties/bb_parties/sb.asp|access-date=2021-12-22|website=www.caribbeanelections.com}}</ref> It was first founded by structural engineer Grenville Phillips II on 1 July 2015, and contested the May 2018 Barbadian general election.

On 12 November 2020 following the 2020 St. George North by-election, Phillips announced that he would be leaving elective politics, making no mention whether the party would continue to operate.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Grenville Phillips II announces political exit|url=https://barbados.loopnews.com/content/phillips-announces-he-leaving-elective-politics|access-date=2021-12-22|website=Loop News|language=en}}.</ref>

In December 2021, after the 2022 Barbadian general election were called, Solutions Barbados stated that it would contest as a coalition with other smaller parties. Phillips himself, however, did not choose to contest for elected office.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-12-31|title=Parties in talks to join forces|url=https://barbadostoday.bb/2021/12/31/parties-in-talks-to-join-forces/|access-date=2022-01-10|website=Barbados Today|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Elections== Solutions Barbados contested the 2018 general election with a slate of 28 candidates. The party received 2.7% of the votes, but failed to win any seats. {| class=wikitable style="text-align: left;" |- ! Election ! Party Leader ! Votes ! % ! Seats ! +/– ! Position ! Government |- ! 2018 | rowspan="2" |Grenville Phillips II | 1,913 | 2.7 | {{Composition bar|0|30|hex=#016EB1}} | {{Steady}} 0 | {{increase}} 3rd | {{eliminated|Extra-parliamentary}} |- ! 2022 | 699 | 0.61 | {{Composition bar|0|30|hex=#016EB1}} | {{Steady}} 0 | {{decrease}} 4th | {{eliminated|Extra-parliamentary}} |}

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Category:Political parties established in 2015 Category:Political parties in Barbados Category:2010s establishments in Barbados Category:2015 establishments in Barbados