| Bermuda General Election
Results - 24 July 2003 |
General elections were held in Bermuda on 24 July 2003 for all 36 seats in the House of Assembly using a first-past-the-post system.
The 2003 election was the first under a new voting system with single-seat constituencies. The number of seats was also reduced from 40 to 36.
Political Parties & Candidates
A total of 75 candidates from four parties contested the election, with the United Bermuda Party (UBP) and the Progressive Labour Party (PLP) each presenting a full slate of 36 candidate; and the National Liberal Party (NLP) and Gombey Liberation Party each presenting one candidate. There was also one independent candidate.
Results
The result was a victory for the Jennifer Smith led Progressive Labour Party (PLP), which won 22 of the 36 seats in the House of Assembly. The United Bermuda Party (UBP), led by Grant Gibbons, won the remaining 14 seats.
Voter Turnout
Voter turnout was 74.87% |
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| Nomination Day |
Tue, 8 Jul 2003 |
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| Polling Day |
Thu, 24 Jul 2003 |
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| PLP |
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36 candidates |
| 22 seats |
14,868 votes
(50.5%) |
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| UBP |
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36 candidates |
| 14 seats |
14,466 votes
(49.1%) |
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| OTHERS |
Minor
Parties & Independent Candidates |
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3 candidates |
| 0 seats |
108 votes
(0.4%) |
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| Constituency |
Registered |
PLP |
OBA |
NLP |
GLP |
IND |
Total Valid |
Invalid Votes |
Total Votes |
Turnout |
| St. George's North |
1,116 |
423 |
415 |
- |
16 |
- |
854 |
1 |
855 |
76.61% |
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| St. George's West |
1,163 |
445 |
423 |
- |
- |
- |
868 |
2 |
870 |
74.81% |
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| St. David's |
1,065 |
384 |
399 |
- |
- |
- |
783 |
3 |
786 |
73.80% |
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| St. George's South |
1,199 |
449 |
441 |
- |
- |
- |
890 |
3 |
893 |
74.48% |
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| Hamilton East |
1,149 |
636 |
236 |
- |
- |
- |
872 |
5 |
877 |
76.33% |
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| Hamilton West |
1,208 |
441 |
502 |
- |
- |
- |
943 |
2 |
945 |
78.23% |
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| Hamilton South |
1,108 |
387 |
493 |
- |
- |
- |
880 |
0 |
880 |
79.42% |
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| Smith's South |
1,098 |
226 |
638 |
- |
- |
- |
864 |
2 |
866 |
78.87% |
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| Smith's West |
1,043 |
372 |
481 |
- |
- |
- |
853 |
0 |
853 |
81.78% |
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| Smith's North |
1,108 |
481 |
358 |
- |
- |
- |
839 |
0 |
839 |
75.72% |
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| Devonshire East |
1,015 |
284 |
498 |
- |
- |
- |
782 |
0 |
782 |
77.04% |
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| Devonshire South Central |
1,103 |
83 |
747 |
- |
- |
- |
830 |
5 |
835 |
75.70% |
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| Devonshire North Central |
1,002 |
416 |
311 |
- |
- |
- |
727 |
2 |
729 |
72.75% |
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| Devonshire North West |
1,007 |
508 |
176 |
- |
- |
- |
684 |
0 |
684 |
67.92% |
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| Pembroke East |
1,054 |
618 |
127 |
- |
- |
- |
745 |
1 |
746 |
70.78% |
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| Pembroke East Central |
1,102 |
654 |
62 |
- |
- |
- |
716 |
0 |
716 |
64.97% |
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| Pembroke Central |
1,011 |
406 |
331 |
- |
- |
- |
737 |
2 |
739 |
73.10% |
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| Pembroke West Central |
1,043 |
510 |
239 |
- |
- |
51 |
800 |
3 |
803 |
76.99% |
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| Pembroke West |
1,177 |
303 |
544 |
- |
- |
- |
847 |
2 |
849 |
72.13% |
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| Pembroke South West |
1,107 |
155 |
698 |
- |
- |
- |
853 |
0 |
853 |
77.06% |
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| Pembroke South East |
1,185 |
227 |
551 |
- |
- |
- |
778 |
5 |
783 |
66.08% |
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| Paget East |
1,186 |
183 |
762 |
- |
- |
- |
945 |
1 |
946 |
79.76% |
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| Paget West |
1,092 |
211 |
633 |
- |
- |
- |
844 |
1 |
845 |
77.38% |
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| Warwick South East |
1,092 |
462 |
366 |
- |
- |
- |
828 |
3 |
831 |
76.10% |
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| Warwick North East |
1,086 |
437 |
399 |
- |
- |
- |
836 |
1 |
837 |
77.07% |
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| Warwick South Central |
974 |
458 |
236 |
- |
- |
- |
694 |
5 |
699 |
71.77% |
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| Warwick North Central |
1,079 |
479 |
345 |
- |
- |
- |
824 |
4 |
828 |
76.74% |
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| Warwick West |
1,111 |
316 |
516 |
- |
- |
- |
832 |
7 |
839 |
75.52% |
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| Southampton East |
1,029 |
520 |
204 |
- |
- |
- |
724 |
4 |
728 |
70.75% |
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| Southampton East Central |
1,172 |
446 |
466 |
- |
- |
- |
912 |
4 |
916 |
78.16% |
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| Southampton West Central |
1,098 |
367 |
496 |
- |
- |
- |
863 |
4 |
867 |
78.96% |
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| Southampton West |
1,105 |
533 |
312 |
- |
- |
- |
845 |
4 |
849 |
76.83% |
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| Sandys South |
1,048 |
483 |
296 |
- |
- |
- |
779 |
2 |
781 |
74.52% |
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| Sandys South Central |
1,156 |
582 |
251 |
41 |
- |
- |
874 |
3 |
877 |
75.87% |
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| Sandys North Central |
1,070 |
532 |
262 |
- |
- |
- |
794 |
0 |
794 |
74.21% |
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| Sandys North |
1,033 |
451 |
252 |
- |
- |
- |
703 |
6 |
709 |
68.64% |
| Total |
39,394 |
14,868 |
14,466 |
41 |
16 |
51 |
29,442 |
87 |
29,529 |
74.96% |
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| Key |
| OBA = One Bermuda Alliance; PLP = Progressive Labour Party; IND = Inpendent candidate; * Incumbent; ** Political Leader |
| Sources |
| Bermuda Parliamentary Registry Office |
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