2012 Bermudian general election

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]

2012 Bermudian general election

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All 36 seats in the Bermuda House of Assembly 19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	71.10%
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

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	One Bermuda Alliance	15,949	51.68	19	+5
	Progressive Labour Party	14,218	46.07	17	–5
	Independents	695	2.25	0	0
Total		30,862	100.00	36	0
Valid votes		30,862	99.44
Invalid/blank votes		174	0.56
Total votes		31,036	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		43,652	71.10
Source: Parliamentary Registry[1]