1989 Bermudian general election

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9 February 1989

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40 seats in the House of Assembly
21 seats needed for a majority

Party	Leader	%	Seats	+/–
UBP	John Swan	50.00	23	−8
PLP	L. Frederick Wade	36.71	15	+8
NLP	Gilbert Darrell	9.84	1	−1
Independent		3.46	1	+1

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Premier before	Premier after
John Swan UBP	John Swan UBP

Politics of Bermuda


Law
Monarchy Sovereign Charles III Governor Rena Lalgie
Executive Premier Edward David Burt
Legislative Parliament Senate President: Joan Dillas-Wright House of Assembly Speaker: Dennis Lister Leader of the Opposition: N.H. Cole Simons
Elections Recent elections General: 2007 2012 2017 2020 Political parties Progressive Labour Party (PLP) One Bermuda Alliance (OBA)
Administrative divisions
Citizenship Belonger status British Overseas Territories citizen Passport Visa requirements
Foreign relations Representative of Bermuda, London
Other countries
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General elections were held in Bermuda on 9 February 1989.^[1]^[2] The result was a victory for the United Bermuda Party, which won 23 of the 40 seats in the House of Assembly.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	United Bermuda Party	21,174	50.00	23	–8
	Progressive Labour Party	15,548	36.71	15	+8
	National Liberal Party	4,166	9.84	1	–1
	Independents	1,464	3.46	1	+1
Total		42,352	100.00	40	0

Total votes		23,160	–
Registered voters/turnout		31,162	74.32
Source: Caribbean Elections

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