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That was the unequivocal message on Court Street early this morning as thousands of Bermudians gathered for a party which seemed likely to last well into the balance of the week.
"This is not like the Bermuda I know,'' said Stoney of reggae band Thir...
DATE: Nov 10, 1998
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Jubilant scenes on Court Street marked the PLP's historic sweep into power -- with the winning party's MPs promising the "best Government ever''.
Thousands of supporters packed into the street to hear the victory speech of Premier-in-waiting Jennifer...
DATE: Nov 10, 1998
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30-year-old government. And they have put into the equation the issue of the race card. They were saying that it was time for a black government and not acknowledging that there are blacks in the UBP government.
"And that is the UBP concern, the issu...
DATE: Nov 10, 1998
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Having won convincingly in recent by-elections and with PLP candidate Rodney Smith having to pull out of the race following a housing scandal, both Mr.
Adderley and Mr. Pitman were, not surprisingly, in bullish moods as the polls closed. But they wer...
DATE: Nov 10, 1998
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Mr. Lister received 1,304 votes, beating his uncle Walter Lister -- who has represented the area since 1976 -- by 19 votes.
"The people have spoken and I respect their decision,'' Walter Lister told The Royal Gazette shortly after the final count was...
DATE: Nov 10, 1998
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The National Liberal Party was left to rue a second consecutive crushing General Election defeat last night.
But party chairman Charles Jeffers, who finished at the bottom of the polls in Smith's North with 201 votes, said he felt the election had of...
DATE: Nov 10, 1998
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The two Smith's North seats were formerly held by Speaker Ernest DeCouto and Cabinet Minister Leonard Gibbons. Both retired this year after long political careers.
Mr. Simons and Mr. Marshall kept both seats in the UBP stronghold convincingly in the ...
DATE: Nov 10, 1998
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Mr. Bascome topped the polls for the second election running with 1,098 votes followed closely by former union leader Mr. Simmons on 1,061.
The United Bermuda Party's Michael Williams and David Petty trailed badly with 191 and 184 votes respectively....
DATE: Nov 10, 1998
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Mr. Morton topped the poll with 891 votes while his running mate, Mr. Allen, followed closely with 887.
The votes for the PLP candidates were more than double that of their UBP counterparts -- Patricia Gordon-Pamplin received 404 and Wayne Scott fini...
DATE: Nov 10, 1998
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Nearly 82 percent of the 1,715 registered voters returned outgoing Premier Pamela Gordon and former Tourism Minister David Dodwell to the House of Assembly, but not before seeing support rise for lawyer and PLP stalwart Michael Scott -- running for t...
DATE: Nov 10, 1998
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