2012 Bermudian general election

2012 Bermudian general election

17 December 2012

All 36 seats in the Bermuda House of Assembly
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout71.10%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Craig Cannonier Paula Cox
Party OBA PLP
Last election 14 22
Seats won 19 17
Seat change 5 5
Popular vote 15,949 14,218
Percentage 51.68% 46.07%
Swing 4.36pp 6.37pp

Results by constituency

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. The incumbent Progressive Labour Party (PLP) lost five seats and government, and Premier Paula Cox lost her Devonshire North West seat, and resigned as leader of the PLP the next day, with Derrick Burgess becoming Acting Party Leader. Marc Bean became PLP leader on 22 December 2012.