1997 Bahamian general election
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General elections were held in the Bahamas on 14 March 1997.[1] The result was a victory for the Free National Movement, which won 34 of the 40 seats. Hubert Ingraham was sworn in for a second term as Prime Minister on 18 March.[2]
Results[]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Free National Movement | 68,766 | 57.70 | 34 | +1 | |
| Progressive Liberal Party | 49,932 | 41.90 | 6 | –10 | |
| Independents | 475 | 0.40 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 119,173 | 100.00 | 40 | –9 | |
| Valid votes | 119,173 | 98.43 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,900 | 1.57 | |||
| Total votes | 121,073 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 129,946 | 93.17 | |||
| Source: Caribbean Elections | |||||
Elected MPs[]
References[]
- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p78 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Bahamas: Elections held in 1997 Inter-Parliamentary Union
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