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]
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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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 Constituencies in Bermuda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| One Bermuda Alliance | 15,949 | 51.70 | 19 | +5 | |
| Progressive Labour Party | 14,218 | 46.08 | 17 | –5 | |
| Independents | 685 | 2.22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 30,852 | 100.00 | 36 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 30,852 | 99.44 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 174 | 0.56 | |||
| Total votes | 31,026 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 43,652 | 71.08 | |||
| Source: Parliamentary Registry, IFES | |||||
References
edit- ^ General Election 2012 Election Results Parliamentary Registry
- ^ Wounded PLP sees leader lose her seat Bermuda Sun, 18 December 2012
- ^ Cox resigns as PLP leader Archived 21 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine Royal Gazette, 18 December 2012
- ^ Johnson, Ayo (22 December 2012). "Marc Bean new PLP leader". Royal Gazette.
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