General elections were held in
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on 11 December 1980.
[Archived Results 1980]
Parliamentary RegistryBermuda General Election Results - 11 December 1980
Caribbean Elections The result was a victory for the United Bermuda Party
The United Bermuda Party (UBP) was a political party in Bermuda, which represented itself as centrist party with a moderate social and fiscal agenda. The party held power in Bermuda's House of Assembly continuously from 1968 to 1998, the 47-year ...
, which won 22 of the 40 seats.
Electoral system
The 40 members of the House of Assembly
House of Assembly is a name given to the legislature or lower house of a bicameral parliament. In some countries this may be at a subnational level.
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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 30,981 registered voters, 24,736 cast valid votes.[ 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.][
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References
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1980 in Bermuda
Elections in Bermuda
Election and referendum articles with incomplete results
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