Editing Elections in Bermuda

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'''Elections in Bermuda''' have been taking place since 1620. Bermuda's current electoral system, with a lower house elected by all [[Belonger status|Bermudian status]]-holders, each casting a single vote, voting in [[single-member districts]] on the [[first-past-the-post]] method, came into effect with the 1968 constitution.

==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]]

==Most recent election==
An election was held on [[2020 Bermudian general election | October 1, 2020]].  The results are below:

{{Main|2020 Bermudian general election}}
{{Election results
|party1=[[Progressive Labour Party (Bermuda)|Progressive Labour Party]]|votes1=15995|seats1=30|sc1=+6
|party2=[[One Bermuda Alliance]]|votes2=8314|seats2=6|sc2=–6
|party3=[[Free Democratic Movement]]|votes3=1384|seats3=0|sc3=0|color3=#EAC117
|party4=Independents|votes4=67|seats4=0|sc4=0
|total_sc=0
|invalid=220
|electorate=42638
|source=[https://www.elections.gov.bm/elections/results/electionss.html?kid=369 Parliamentary Registry]<!--Totals above are sums of the constituency vote; the totals given on the main page are inconsistent with the constituency totals-->
}}

==Past elections and referendums==
Historical election results since 1993: [https://web.archive.org/web/20101224093201/http://webapp.decouto.bm/elections/ elections archive]

==See also==
* [[Electoral calendar]]
* [[Electoral system]]

==External links==
*[http://www.parliament.bm/ Parliament website]
*[http://www.elections.gov.bm/ Parliamentary Registry]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101224093201/http://webapp.decouto.bm/elections/ Browse detailed election results online]

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