| Bermuda General Election
Results - 17 December 2012 |
General elections were held in Bermuda on 17 December 2012 for all 36 seats in the House of Assembly using a first-past-the-post system.
Political Parties & Candidates
Nomination Day was 29 November 2012. A total of 87 candidates from two parties contested the election, with the One Bermuda Alliance (OBA) and the Progressive Labour Party (PLP) each presenting a full slate of 36 candidate. There were also 15 independent candidates.
Results
The result was a victory for the One Bermuda Alliance (OBA), which won 19 of the 36 seats in the House of Assembly. Incumbent Premier Paula Cox lost her Devonshire North West seat, and later resigned as leader of the Progressive Labour Party (PLP).
Voter Turnout
Voter turnout was 71.10% |
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| Dissolution of House |
Fri, 9 Nov 2012 |
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| Nomination Day |
Thu, 29 Nov 2012 |
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| Polling Day |
Wed, 12 Dec 2012 |
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| First Meeting of Parliament |
Fri, 8 Feb 2013 |
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| PLP |
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36 candidates |
| 17 seats |
14,218 votes
(46.0%) |
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| OBA |
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36 candidates |
| 19 seats |
15,949 votes
(51.7%) |
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| OTHERS |
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15 candidates |
| 0 seats |
695 votes
(2.3%) |
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Party |
Code |
Votes |
Candidates |
Seats |
| Total |
% votes |
Change |
Number |
Change |
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Progressive Labour Party |
PLP |
14,218 |
46.06% |
-6.38% |
36 |
17 |
-5 |
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One Bermuda Alliance  |
OBA |
15,949 |
51.68% |
+4.34% |
36 |
19 |
+5 |
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Independent Candidates |
IND |
695 |
2.25% |
+2.04% |
15 |
0 |
- |
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Total |
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30,862 |
100% |
0% |
87 |
36 |
- |
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| Constituency |
Registered |
PLP |
OBA |
IND |
Total Valid |
Invalid Votes |
Total Votes |
Turnout |
| St. George's North |
1,193 |
363 |
445 |
54 |
862 |
9 |
871 |
73.01% |
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| St. George's West |
1,280 |
355 |
359 |
214 |
928 |
3 |
931 |
72.73% |
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| St. David's |
1,353 |
511 |
384 |
- |
895 |
2 |
897 |
66.30% |
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| St. George's South |
1,343 |
467 |
515 |
15 |
997 |
12 |
1,009 |
75.13% |
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| Hamilton East |
1,313 |
680 |
270 |
- |
950 |
10 |
960 |
73.12% |
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| Hamilton West |
1,182 |
492 |
383 |
- |
875 |
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875 |
74.03% |
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| Hamilton South |
1,252 |
364 |
569 |
20 |
953 |
1 |
954 |
76.20% |
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| Smith's South |
1,241 |
203 |
706 |
48 |
957 |
1 |
958 |
77.20% |
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| Smith's West |
1,186 |
304 |
595 |
- |
899 |
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899 |
75.80% |
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| Smith's North |
1,206 |
298 |
618 |
- |
916 |
5 |
921 |
76.37% |
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| Devonshire East |
1,120 |
340 |
460 |
- |
800 |
10 |
810 |
72.32% |
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| Devonshire South Central |
1,196 |
112 |
807 |
- |
919 |
5 |
924 |
77.26% |
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| Devonshire North Central |
1,160 |
411 |
392 |
- |
803 |
8 |
811 |
69.91% |
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| Devonshire North West |
1,155 |
377 |
470 |
- |
847 |
8 |
855 |
74.03% |
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| Pembroke East |
1,077 |
525 |
114 |
- |
639 |
3 |
642 |
59.61% |
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| Pembroke East Central |
1,169 |
588 |
102 |
- |
690 |
4 |
694 |
59.37% |
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| Pembroke Central |
1,111 |
353 |
347 |
- |
700 |
7 |
707 |
63.64% |
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| Pembroke West Central |
1,179 |
415 |
332 |
87 |
834 |
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834 |
70.74% |
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| Pembroke West |
1,191 |
275 |
530 |
53 |
858 |
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858 |
72.04% |
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| Pembroke South West |
1,171 |
127 |
654 |
55 |
836 |
3 |
839 |
71.65% |
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| Pembroke South East |
1,181 |
385 |
293 |
41 |
719 |
11 |
730 |
61.81% |
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| Paget East |
1,289 |
243 |
699 |
- |
942 |
2 |
944 |
73.24% |
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| Paget West |
1,213 |
202 |
676 |
- |
878 |
6 |
884 |
72.88% |
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| Warwick South East |
1,203 |
467 |
403 |
9 |
879 |
4 |
883 |
73.40% |
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| Warwick North East |
1,221 |
386 |
527 |
- |
913 |
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913 |
74.77% |
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| Warwick South Central |
1,191 |
507 |
272 |
- |
779 |
13 |
792 |
66.50% |
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| Warwick North Central |
1,203 |
426 |
436 |
22 |
884 |
9 |
893 |
74.23% |
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| Warwick West |
1,250 |
340 |
589 |
- |
929 |
8 |
937 |
74.96% |
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| Southampton East |
1,217 |
554 |
234 |
- |
788 |
7 |
795 |
65.32% |
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| Southampton East Central |
1,275 |
363 |
559 |
- |
922 |
4 |
926 |
72.63% |
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| Southampton West Central |
1,198 |
284 |
520 |
77 |
881 |
5 |
886 |
73.96% |
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| Southampton West |
1,220 |
534 |
330 |
- |
864 |
|
864 |
70.82% |
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| Sandys South |
1,325 |
516 |
397 |
- |
913 |
10 |
923 |
69.66% |
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| Sandys South Central |
1,197 |
563 |
257 |
- |
820 |
|
820 |
68.50% |
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| Sandys North Central |
1,193 |
489 |
314 |
- |
803 |
|
803 |
67.31% |
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| Sandys North |
1,198 |
399 |
391 |
- |
790 |
4 |
794 |
66.28% |
| Total |
43,652 |
14,218 |
15,949 |
695 |
30,862 |
174 |
31,036 |
71.10% |
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| Key |
| OBA = One Bermuda Alliance; PLP = Progressive Labour Party; IND = Inpendent candidate; * Incumbent; ** Political Leader |
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