2012 Bahamian general election

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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 11 14 Popular vote 75,815 65,633 Percentage 48.62% 42.09% Swing 1.60pp 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.