| Parliament name |
National Assembly |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name |
House of Representatives |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Senate
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| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
7 March 2012 |
| Purpose of elections |
Elections were held on 7 March, nearly a year ahead of the constitutionally due date. Prime Minister Dean Barrow's United Democratic Party (UDP) ran on the government's record of promoting "pro-poor and pro-people programmes". The UDP was returned to power, taking 17 of the 31 directly elected seats; down from 25 that it held in the outgoing legislature. The opposition People's United Party (PUP), led by Mr. Francis Fonseca, took the remainder. Only one woman candidate, from the PUP, was successful. On 21 March the newly-elected House members were sworn in alongside the newly-appointed senators. |
Date of previous elections: 7 February 2008
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: 3 February 2012
Timing of election: Early elections
Expected date of next elections: March 2017
Number of seats at stake: 31 (full renewal)
Number of candidates: 74 (71 men, 3 women)
Percentage of women candidates: 4.05%
Number of parties contesting the election: 3
Number of parties winning seats: 2
Alternation of power: No
Number of parties in government: 1
Names of parties in government: United Democratic Party (UDP)
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 21 March 2012
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Michael Peyrefitte (appointed member) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 7 March 2012 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
178'054
130'303 (73.18%)
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Notes
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| Distribution of seats |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Total
|
Gain/Loss |
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| United Democratic Party (UDP) |
17
|
-8 |
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| People's United Party (PUP) |
14
|
8 |
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
30
1
3.23%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
| Source: http://www.elections.gov.bz |
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