Bermudian general election, 2007

Bermudian general election, 2007

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All 36 seats in the Bermuda House of Assembly 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Ewart Brown Michael Dunkley Party PLP UBP Leader since October 2006 March 2007 Leader's seat Warwick South Central Smith's North (defeated) Last election 22 14 Seats won 22 14 Seat change Popular vote 16,800 15,161 Percentage 52.45% 47.34%
Constituencies in Bermuda
Premier of Bermuda before election Ewart Brown PLP Elected Premier of Bermuda Ewart Brown PLP

Ewart Brown
PLP

Ewart Brown
PLP

General elections were held in Bermuda on 18 December 2007 to elect all 36 members of the House of Assembly. The incumbent Progressive Labour Party (PLP) led by Ewart Brown was returned for a third term, with 22 of the 36 seats of the House of Assembly, with the opposition United Bermuda Party (UBP) winning the remaining 14 seats.

Bermuda gained internal self government with the introduction of a constitution in 1968 and for the first 30 years afterwards the United Bermuda Party was in power. Their domination was broken by defeat in the 1998 election leading to the Progressive Labour Party winning government for the first time. The PLP government was returned at the 2003 election, winning 22 seats compared to 14 seats for the United Bermuda Party.

Bermuda remains a British overseas territory; independence was rejected in a referendum in 1995. However, in 2004 the then Premier of Bermuda, called for a debate on independence to take place.

Ewart Brown became Premier in October 2006, defeating the incumbent, William Alexander Scott, in a contest for the leadership of PLP, while in March 2007 Michael Dunkley became leader of the opposition United Bermuda Party, ousting Wayne Furbert.