Bahamian general election, 1962
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General elections were held in the Bahamas on 2 May 1962,[1] the first under universal suffrage.[2] Whilst the Progressive Liberal Party won the most votes, the United Bahamian Party won the most seats, largely as a result of gerrymandering.[3]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Liberal Party | 32,261 | 43.9 | 8 |
| United Bahamian Party | 26,500 | 36.1 | 18 |
| Labour Party | 3,049 | 4.1 | 1 |
| Independents | 11,516 | 15.7 | 6 |
| Invalid/blank votes | - | - | |
| Total | 73,326 | 100 | 33 |
| Source: Hughes | |||
Elected MPs
| Number | Name | Party | District | Ethnicity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stafford Sands | United Bahamian Party | New Providence - Nassau City (first place) | White |
| 2 | Raymond W. Sawyer | United Bahamian Party | New Providence - Nassau City (second place) | White |
| 3 | Roland Symonette | United Bahamian Party | New Providence East Central (first place) | White |
| 4 | Eugene Dupuch | Independent | New Providence East Central (second place) | White |
| 5 | Arthur Hanna | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence East (first place) | Black |
| 6 | Geoffrey Johnstone | United Bahamian Party | New Providence East (second place) | White |
| 7 | Paul Adderley | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence West (first place) | Black |
| 8 | Milo Butler | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence West (second place) | Black |
| 9 | Lynden Pindling | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence South Central (first place) | Black |
| 10 | Orville Turnquest | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence South Central (second place) | Black |
| 11 | S.S. Bethel | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence South (first place) | Black |
| 12 | Randol Fawlkes | Labour Party | New Providence South (second place) | Black |
| 13 | Harold Degregory | Independent | Grand Bahama & Bimini | White |
| 14 | Clarence Bain | Progressive Liberal Party | Andros & Berry Islands (first place) | Black |
| 15 | John Stevenson | Progressive Liberal Party | Andros & Berry Islands (second place) | Black |
| 16 | Leonard Thompson | Independent | Abaco (first place) | White |
| 17 | F.H. Christie | United Bahamian Party | Abaco (second place) | White |
| 18 | J.H. Bethell | United Bahamian Party | Abaco (third place) | White |
| 19 | J.T. Albury | United Bahamian Party | Harbour Island (first place) | White |
| 19 | G.D. Foster Clarke | United Bahamian Party | Harbour Island (second place) | White |
| 20 | Alvin Braynen | Independent | Harbour Island (third place) | White |
| 21 | George Baker | United Bahamian Party | Eleuthera (first place) | White |
| 22 | Charles Trevor Kelly | United Bahamian Party | Eleuthera (second place) | White |
| 23 | Useph Baker | United Bahamian Party | Eleuthera (third place) | White |
| 24 | G.K. Kelly | United Bahamian Party | Cat Island | White |
| 25 | Harold G. Christie | United Bahamian Party | Cat Island | White |
| 26 | Robert Symonette | United Bahamian Party | Exuma (first place) | White |
| 27 | F.H. Brown | United Bahamian Party | Exuma (second place) | White |
| 28 | Roy M. Solomon | United Bahamian Party | Rum Cay & San Salvador | White |
| 29 | Peter Graham | United Bahamian Party | Long Island (first place) | White |
| 30 | Donald D’albenas | United Bahamian Party | Long Island (second place) | White |
| 31 | B.T. Kelly | United Bahamian Party | Crooked Islands, Long Cay, & Acklins | White |
| 32 | Bernard Dupuch | Independent | Mayaguana & Inagua Islands | White |
| Source: Hughes | ||||
References
- ↑ Hughes, C (1981) Race and Politics in the Bahamas ISBN 978-0-312-66136-6
- ↑ Brief History Of the Voting In The Bahamas Government of Bahamas
- ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p73 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
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