IFES Election Guide - Election Profile for Bermuda

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Country: Bermuda
Official Name: Bermuda
Election Type: Parliamentary
Date: December 17, 2012

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At stake in this election:

36 seats in the House of Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II *
Head of Government: Premier Paula COX
Assembly: Bermuda has a bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate with 11 seats and the House of Assembly with 36 seats.

* The Queen is represented by Governor George FERGUSSON.

Description of electoral system:

The Queen is hereditary head of state.
Premier is appointed by the governor.
In the Senate 11 members are appointed to serve 5-year terms*. In the House of Assembly 36 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.

* Members of the Senate are appointed by the governor, the premier and members of the opposition parties.

Main parties in the electoral race:

Party: One Bermuda Alliance (OBA)*
Leader: Craig CANNONIER
Seats won in last House of Assembly election: N/A
Party: Progressive Labour Party (PLP)
Leader: Paula COX
Seats won in last House of Assembly election: 22
Independent(s): Independents
Leader: N/A
Seats won in last House of Assembly election: N/A

* Party was formed in 2011 as a result of the merger of the United Bermuda Party and the Bermuda Democratic Alliance. In the 2007 elections, the United Bermuda Party had won 14 seats in Parliamentary elections.