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General elections were held in Bermuda on 9 February 1989. [1] [2] The result was a victory for the United Bermuda Party, which won 23 of the 40 seats in the House of Assembly.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| United Bermuda Party | 21,174 | 50.00 | 23 | –8 | |
| Progressive Labour Party | 15,548 | 36.71 | 15 | +8 | |
| National Liberal Party | 4,166 | 9.84 | 1 | –1 | |
| Independents | 1,464 | 3.46 | 1 | +1 | |
| Total | 42,352 | 100.00 | 40 | 0 | |
| Total votes | 23,160 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 31,162 | 74.32 | |||
| Source: Caribbean Elections | |||||
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