1983 Bermudian general election

1983 Bermudian general election
	40 seats in the House of Assembly; 21 seats needed for a majority
John Swan; UBP	John Swan; UBP

General elections were held in Bermuda on 4 February 1983.^[1] The result was a victory for the United Bermuda Party, which won 26 of the 40 seats.

Electoral system

The 40 members of the House of Assembly were elected in 20 two-member constituencies. Voters had two votes, with the two candidates with the highest vote number being elected.

Results

Of the 29,958 registered voters, 24,163 cast valid votes.^[1] In 18 constituencies both elected members were from the same party, whilst two constituencies elected one member of the United Bermuda Party and one from the Progressive Labour Party.^[1]


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	United Bermuda Party	27,081	56.60	26	+4
	Progressive Labour Party	20,765	43.40	14	–4
Total		47,846	100.00	40	0

Total votes		24,163	–
Registered voters/turnout		29,958	80.66
Source: Caribbean Elections

References

^ ^a ^b ^c February 4, 1983 Archived October 18, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Parliamentary Registry

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