2012 Bermudian general election
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All 36 seats in the Bermuda House of Assembly 19 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 71.08% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General elections were held in Bermuda on 17 December 2012 to elect all 36 members of the House of Assembly. The result was a victory for the One Bermuda Alliance, led by Craig Cannonier, which won 19 seats in the House of Assembly.[1] The incumbent Progressive Labour Party (PLP) lost five seats and government, and Premier Paula Cox lost her Devonshire North West seat,[2] and resigned as leader of the PLP the next day, with Derrick Burgess becoming Acting Party Leader.[3] Marc Bean became PLP leader on 22 December 2012.[4]
Results
Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
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style="background-color:Template:One Bermuda Alliance/meta/color"| | One Bermuda Alliance | 15,949 | 51.68 | +4.34 | 19 | +5 |
style="background-color:Template:Progressive Labour Party (Bermuda)/meta/color"| | Progressive Labour Party | 14,218 | 46.07 | –6.38 | 17 | –5 |
style="background-color:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| | Independents | 685 | 2.25 | +2.04 | 0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 174 | – | – | – | – | |
Total | 31,026 | 100 | – | 36 | 0 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 43,652 | 71.08 | – | – | – | |
Source: Parliamentary Registry, IFES |
References
- ^ General Election 2012 Election Results Parliamentary Registry
- ^ Wounded PLP sees leader lose her seat Bermuda Sun, 18 December 2012
- ^ Cox resigns as PLP leader Royal Gazette, 18 December 2012
- ^ Johnson, Ayo (22 December 2012). "Marc Bean new PLP leader". Royal Gazette.