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After 25 years in pursuit of a seat in the House of Assembly, the UBP's Kim Swan realised his ambition to overturn a 22-seat majority in St. George's West to beat sitting MP Dean Foggo.
Mr. Swan secured victory by a slim 17 votes as he polled 457 to ...
DATE: Dec 19, 2007
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2007
PLP 22
UBP 14
2003
PLP 22
UBP 14
32,090
Number of registered voters who took part in the 2007 Election, compared to 29,472 who took part in 2003
75.85%
Percentage turnout of registered voters who took part in the 2007 Election, compared to 75.06...
DATE: Dec 19, 2007
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Veteran United Bermuda Party candidate John Barritt was returned to the House of Assembly for the fourth time after the count was completed in Constituency 12, Devonshire South Central.
Mr. Barritt was returned with a comfortable majority of 601, hav...
DATE: Dec 19, 2007
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A calendar has been launched to celebrate Bermuda's farmers to promote the industry and encourage people to buy locally produced produce.
Minister of the Environment Neletha Butterfield launched the calendar at the weekend saying she found inspiratio...
DATE: Dec 19, 2007
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The music playing as the victory party kicked off on Court Street said it all.
"Ain't no stopping us now," chanted the crowd, as they celebrated the PLP's historic third election win.
The party's only white MP, Zane DeSilva, received one of the loude...
DATE: Dec 19, 2007
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Government romped home with a third more seats than the Opposition last night, but only five percent more of the popular vote.
In the first-past-the-post system the UBP may have gained 47.25 percent of the electorate's support — compared to 52.35 for...
DATE: Dec 19, 2007
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A shattered Michael Dunkley last night vowed to rise today and "go back to work" to help Bermudians try to bridge the gaps created during seven weeks of the most volatile election campaign the Island has seen.
"Nasty must work," the defeated former U...
DATE: Dec 19, 2007
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It was like a scene from a film when Michael Douglas turned out to vote in Warwick North Central. He simply walked past the two policemen who didn't even say good day to him. No other voters were coming in at that time.
The two people at the PLP tent...
DATE: Dec 19, 2007
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Progressive Labour Party incumbent Derrick Burgess was returned to the House of Assembly for the fourth time last night in a landslide victory in Hamilton East.
Mr. Burgess said that he felt very good about the election. He added that the PLP had ser...
DATE: Dec 19, 2007
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The traditional Christmas dinner ends with a flaming flourish, as the rich, dark mound of plum pudding is brought to the table, doused with brandy and set alight. Like many 'traditional' recipes, the one for Christmas pudding has its variants. The fi...
DATE: Dec 19, 2007
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