2012 Bahamian general election
7 May 2012
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All 38 seats in the House of Assembly 20 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 171,932 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 90.78% ( 1.33pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results in New Providence (top), Family Island (centre) and Grand Bahama (bottom) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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). The result was a victory for the opposition PLP, whose leader Perry Christie became prime minister.