Majority Rule Day 2025, 2026 and 2027 in the Bahamas

January 10 is a national public holiday in the Bahamas called “Majority Rule Day”. It commemorates the day in 1967 when the black majority living in the Bahamas Islands finally won a national election and had their numbers fairly reflected in the way that parliament was constituted.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2025	10 Jan	Fri	Majority Rule Day
2026	10 Jan	Sat	Majority Rule Day
	12 Jan	Mon	Majority Rule Day Holiday
2027	10 Jan	Sun	Majority Rule Day
	11 Jan	Mon	Majority Rule Day Holiday
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

Along with Bahamian holidays celebrating the abolition of slavery and the independence of the islands from British colonial rule, Majority Rule Day marks a major step towards equality and freedom in Bahamas.

After over two hundred years as a British colony, an independence movement began to gain steam in Bahamas during the 1950’s. Greater local rule was granted in 1964, but it wasn’t till 1973 that full independence came. The achievement of majority rule in the election of 1967 did much to move Bahamas toward independence.

When Randol Fawkes caucused with the United Bahamian Party on 10 January, 1967, it gave them a slight edge so they could form a majority coalition. This was the turning point for majority rule in Bahamas. Later, in 1969, Lyden Pindling was elected Bahamas’ first black prime minister.

Majority Rule Day did not become an official holiday in Bahamas until 2014. The main tradition connected with it is a parade that takes place in Freeport each year.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2024	10 Jan	Wed	Majority Rule Day
2023	10 Jan	Tue	Majority Rule Day