2012 Bermudian general election

2012 Bermudian general election

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All 36 seats in the Bermuda House of Assembly 19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	71.08%
First party Second party   Leader Craig Cannonier Paula Cox Party OBA PLP Leader since 10 September 2011 2010 Leader's seat Devonshire South Central Devonshire North West (defeated) Last election 14 22 Seats won 19 17 Seat change 5 5 Popular vote 15,949 14,218 Percentage 51.68% 46.07% Swing 4.36% 6.37%
Constituencies in Bermuda
Premier before election Paula Cox PLP Elected Premier Craig Cannonier OBA

General elections were held in Bermuda on 17 December 2012 to elect all 36 members of the House of Assembly. The result was a victory for the One Bermuda Alliance, led by Craig Cannonier, which won 19 seats in the House of Assembly. ^[1] The incumbent Progressive Labour Party (PLP) lost five seats and government, and Premier Paula Cox lost her Devonshire North West seat, ^[2] and resigned as leader of the PLP the next day, with Derrick Burgess becoming Acting Party Leader. ^[3] Marc Bean became PLP leader on 22 December 2012. ^[4]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	One Bermuda Alliance	15,949	51.68	19	+5
	Progressive Labour Party	14,218	46.07	17	–5
	Independents	695	2.25	0	0
Total		30,862	100.00	36	0
Valid votes		30,862	99.44
Invalid/blank votes		174	0.56
Total votes		31,036	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		43,652	71.10
Source: Parliamentary Registry

References

1. December 2012, Parliamentary Registry
2. Wounded PLP sees leader lose her seat Bermuda Sun, 18 December 2012
3. Cox resigns as PLP leader Archived 21 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine Royal Gazette, 18 December 2012
4. Johnson, Ayo (22 December 2012). "Marc Bean new PLP leader". Royal Gazette.