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.
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40 seats in the House of Assembly 21 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Electoral system
editThe 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
editOf 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 | +/– | |
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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
edit- ^ a b c February 4, 1983 Archived October 18, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Parliamentary Registry