2012 Bermudian general election

2012 Bermudian general election
All 36 seats in the Bermuda House of Assembly; 19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	71.08%
	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	51.70	19	+5
	Progressive Labour Party	14,218	46.08	17	–5
	Independents	685	2.22	0	0
Total		30,852	100.00	36	0

Valid votes		30,852	99.44
Invalid/blank votes		174	0.56
Total votes		31,026	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		43,652	71.08
Source: Parliamentary Registry, IFES

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

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