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General elections were held in Bermuda on 9 November 1998. [1] [2] The result was a victory for the Progressive Labour Party, which won 26 of the 40 seats in the House of Assembly.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Progressive Labour Party | 30,422 | 54.57 | 26 | +8 | |
| United Bermuda Party | 24,706 | 44.32 | 14 | –8 | |
| National Liberal Party | 471 | 0.84 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 147 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 55,746 | 100.00 | 40 | 0 | |
| Total votes | 29,378 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 35,499 | 82.76 | |||
| Source: Parliamentary Registry | |||||
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