Editing Elections in Bermuda (section)

==Electoral system==
Bermuda elects on territorial level a [[legislature]]. [[Parliament of Bermuda|Parliament]] has two [[bicameralism|chambers]]. The [[House of Assembly of Bermuda|House of Assembly]] has 36 members, elected for a maximum five-year term in single seat [[constituency|constituencies]]. The [[Senate of Bermuda|Senate]] has 11 appointed members. Bermuda does not have fixed election dates; the Governor may dissolve Parliament and call a new election at any time, usually on the advice of the Premier.

Bermuda has a [[two-party system]], which means that there are two dominant [[political parties]] (currently called the [[Progressive Labour Party (Bermuda)|Progressive Labour Party]] and the [[One Bermuda Alliance]]).  Candidates getting elected under the banner of a third party or as an independent has been very rare since 1968 (only occurring in 1985, when two [[National Liberal Party (Bermuda)|National Liberal Party]] candidates were elected, and in 1989, when one NLP and one independent candidate were elected).
[[File:Bermuda electoral constituencies.svg|thumb|300px|Constituencies in Bermuda]]