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General elections were held in Bermuda on 5 October 1993. [1] [2] The result was a victory for the United Bermuda Party, which won 22 of the 40 seats in the House of Assembly.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| United Bermuda Party | 25,527 | 50.51 | 22 | –1 | |
| Progressive Labour Party | 23,168 | 45.84 | 18 | +3 | |
| National Liberal Party | 1,449 | 2.87 | 0 | –1 | |
| Independents | 397 | 0.79 | 0 | –1 | |
| Total | 50,541 | 100.00 | 40 | 0 | |
| Total votes | 26,572 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 33,922 | 78.33 | |||
| Source: Caribbean Elections | |||||
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