The Barbados Labour Party, colloquially known as the "Bees", is a social democratic political party in Barbados established in 1938. It has served as the governing party of Barbados from 1954 to 1961,

General elections were held in Barbados on 20 January 1999. The result was a landslide victory for the Barbados Labour Party led by Owen Arthur, which won 26 of the 28 seats. The opposition Democratic