Election Name: | 2012 Bermudian general election |
Country: | Bermuda |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Party Colour: | red |
Previous Election: | 2007 Bermudian general election |
Previous Year: | 2007 |
Election Date: | 17 December 2012 |
Next Election: | 2017 Bermudian general election |
Next Year: | 2017 |
Seats For Election: | All 36 seats in the Bermuda House of Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 19 |
Turnout: | 71.08% |
Image1: | Craig_Cannonier.jpg |
Leader1: | Craig Cannonier |
Party1: | One Bermuda Alliance |
Leader Since1: | 10 September 2011 |
Leaders Seat1: | Devonshire South Central |
Last Election1: | 14 |
Seats1: | 19 |
Seat Change1: | 5 |
Popular Vote1: | 15,949 |
Percentage1: | 51.70% |
Swing1: | 4.36% |
Premier | |
Before Election: | Paula Cox |
Before Party: | PLP |
After Election: | Craig Cannonier |
After Party: | OBA |
Leader2: | Paula Cox |
Party2: | Progressive Labour Party (Bermuda) |
Leader Since2: | 2010 |
Leaders Seat2: | Devonshire North West (defeated) |
Last Election2: | 22 |
Seats2: | 17 |
Seat Change2: | 5 |
Popular Vote2: | 14,218 |
Percentage2: | 46.08% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Ongoing: | No |
Swing2: | 6.37% |
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]