General elections were held in the Bahamas on 10 June 1982.[1] The result was a victory for the Progressive Liberal Party, which won 32 of the 43 seats. Janet Bostwick of the Free National Movement (FNM) became the first female member of the House of Assembly.[2] Surprisingly attorney general and minister of external affairs Paul Adderley and former Leader of the Opposition Norman Solomon lost their seats.[2]
The FNM won most of its seats in middle and upper income districts, while the PLP was successful in lower income districts.[2]
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Liberal Party | 42,995 | 56.86 | 32 | +1 | |
| Free National Movement | 31,097 | 41.13 | 11 | +10 | |
| Vanguard Nationalist and Socialist Party | 181 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Workers' Party | 31 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |
| Commonwealth Democratic Party | 13 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 1,292 | 1.71 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 75,609 | 100.00 | 43 | +5 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 84,235 | – | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p78 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ a b c "Incumbent party wins in Bahamas elections - UPI Archives". UPI. 11 June 1982.