Elections in Bermuda
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Elections in Bermuda have been taking place since 1620. Bermuda's current electoral system, with a lower house elected by all
first-past-the-post
method, came into effect with the 1968 constitution.
Electoral system
Bermuda elects on territorial level a
constituencies. The Senate
has 11 appointed members. Bermuda does not have fixed election dates; the Governor may dissolve Parliament and call a new election at any time, usually on the advice of the Premier.
Bermuda has a
political parties (currently called the Progressive Labour Party and the One Bermuda Alliance). Candidates getting elected under the banner of a third party or as an independent has been very rare since 1968 (only occurring in 1985, when two National Liberal Party
candidates were elected, and in 1989, when one NLP and one independent candidate were elected).
Most recent election
An election was held on October 1, 2020. The results are below:
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Labour Party | 15,995 | 62.09 | 30 | +6 | |
| One Bermuda Alliance | 8,314 | 32.27 | 6 | –6 | |
| Free Democratic Movement | 1,384 | 5.37 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 67 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 25,760 | 100.00 | 36 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 25,760 | 99.15 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 220 | 0.85 | |||
| Total votes | 25,980 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 42,638 | 60.93 | |||
| Source: Parliamentary Registry | |||||
Past elections and referendums
You can browse historical election results since 1993 from https://web.archive.org/web/20101224093201/http://webapp.decouto.bm/elections/
See also
- Electoral calendar
- Electoral system
