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The One Bermuda Alliance last night ended the Progressive Labour Party’s 14-year hold on power in a fiercely fought general election in which Premier Paula Cox lost her seat.
The OBA won 19 seats to the PLP’s 17, a result that means that Craig Cannon...
DATE: Dec 18, 2012
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Premier Paula Cox lost her Devonshire North West seat last night after 16 years and a political career that has seen her hold virtually every major Cabinet post.
Glen Smith of the One Bermuda Alliance polled 470 votes to Ms Cox's 377 and his party wo...
DATE: Dec 18, 2012
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Veteran MP Grant Gibbons scored his fifth successive election victory in his Paget East constituency with a reduced majority.
The One Bermuda Alliance MP garnered 699 votes, seeing off the challenge of Progressive Labour Party candidate Dawn Simmons,...
DATE: Dec 18, 2012
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We asked our readers for reaction to the general election result last night. Here are some of their comments.
Sonya Fuller: This is a historic time and historic election. Record crime, high unemployment, IB sceptical, tourism down, education in need ...
DATE: Dec 18, 2012
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Sandys South constituents yesterday returned Progressive Labour Party MP Terry Lister as their representative in Parliament.
The veteran MP won 516 votes to claim victory over Toni Spring, a new face on the political scene who campaigned on behalf of...
DATE: Dec 18, 2012
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Bermudians head to polling stations today in a historic general election that both parties feel confident of winning.
Today’s poll is the first to be held under redrawn constituency boundaries since the single seat electoral system was introduced in ...
DATE: Dec 17, 2012
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The One Bermuda Alliance holds a 19 point lead over the PLP, according to a survey conducted by Total Research Associates.
Consistent with other polls, it states that the outcome of today’s general election is in the hands of a significant proportion...
DATE: Dec 17, 2012
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The Bermuda Public Services Union has asked questions of both political parties on behalf of their members.
General Secretary Edward Ball Jr explained: “The membership requested that we seek clarification on some of the key points. The questions came...
DATE: Dec 17, 2012
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Incumbent Glenn Blakeney, Minister of Youth, Families and Sports, will be challenged for this seat by first-time candidate Anthony Francis of the OBA.
Mr Blakeney has held it since 2003 when he won against the late Hilary Soares with a 105 vote major...
DATE: Dec 14, 2012
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The latest in The Royal Gazette’s series on marginal constituencies, Owain Johnston-Barnes takes a look at St David’s.
The largest constituency in terms of voter numbers, St David’s was one of the areas most affected by changes to the electoral boun...
DATE: Dec 14, 2012
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