2012 Bahamian general election

2012 Bahamian general election

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All 38 seats in the House of Assembly
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Perry Christie Hubert Ingraham
Party PLP FNM
Last election 47.02%, 18 seats 49.86% , 23 seats
Seats won 29 9
Seat change Increase 11 Decrease 14
Popular vote 75,815 65,633
Percentage 48.62% 42.09%
Swing Increase 1.60pp Decrease 7.77pp

Results in New Providence (top), Family Island (centre) and Grand Bahama (bottom)

Prime Minister before election

Hubert Ingraham
FNM

Prime Minister

Perry Christie
PLP

General elections were held in the Bahamas on 7 May 2012. They were the first general election in which a third party (the Democratic National Alliance) offered a full slate of candidates alongside the two major parties, the Free National Movement and the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP).[1] The result was a victory for the opposition PLP, whose leader Perry Christie became prime minister.