1962 Bahamian general election

none Bahamas parliamentary 1953 26 November 1962 1967 Bahamian general election 1967 1956 Bahamian general election 1956 All 33 seats in the House of Assembly 17 3x4.svg Roland Symonette UBP New Providence East Central Party established 26,500 36.14% 18 New New Lynden Pindling headshot 1971.jpg Lynden Pindling Progressive Liberal Party New Providence South Central 32.60%, 6 seats 32,261 40.87% 8 2 8.27pp Premier Position established Roland Symonette UBP General elections were held in the Bahamas on 26 November 1962,General elections in the Bahamas: May 7, 2012 OAS the first under universal suffrage.Brief History Of the Voting In The Bahamas Government of Bahamas Whilst the Progressive Liberal Party won the most votes, the United Bahamian Party won the most seats, largely as a result of gerrymandering.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p73 978-0-19-928357-6 Results File:Bahamian House of Assembly election 1962.svg Progressive Liberal Party 32261 8 +2 United Bahamian Party 26500 18 New Labour Party 3049 1 New #ED1C24 Independents 11516 6 –16 +4 HughesColin A. Hughes (1981) Race and Politics in the Bahamas 978-0-312-66136-6 Elected MPs NumberNamePartyDistrictEthnicity 1Stafford SandsUnited Bahamian PartyNew Providence - Nassau City (first place)White 2Raymond W. SawyerUnited Bahamian PartyNew Providence - Nassau City (second place)White 3Roland SymonetteUnited Bahamian PartyNew Providence East Central (first place)White 4Eugene DupuchIndependentNew Providence East Central (second place)White 5Arthur HannaProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence East (first place)Black 6Geoffrey JohnstoneUnited Bahamian PartyNew Providence East (second place)White 7 Paul AdderleyProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence West (first place)Black 8 Milo ButlerProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence West (second place)Black 9 Lynden PindlingProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence South Central (first place)Black 10 Orville TurnquestProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence South Central (second place)Black 11 S.S. BethelProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence South (first place)Black 12 Randol FawlkesLabour PartyNew Providence South (second place)Black 13 Harold DegregoryIndependentGrand Bahama & BiminiWhite 14 Clarence BainProgressive Liberal PartyAndros & Berry Islands (first place)Black 15 Cyril StevensonProgressive Liberal PartyAndros & Berry Islands (second place)Black 16 Leonard ThompsonIndependentAbaco (first place)White 17F.H. ChristieUnited Bahamian PartyAbaco (second place)White 18 J.H. BethellUnited Bahamian PartyAbaco (third place)White 19 J.T. AlburyUnited Bahamian PartyHarbour Island (first place)White 19 G.D. Foster ClarkeUnited Bahamian PartyHarbour Island (second place)White 20 Alvin BraynenIndependentHarbour Island (third place)White 21 George BakerUnited Bahamian PartyEleuthera (first place)White 22 Charles Trevor KellyUnited Bahamian PartyEleuthera (second place)White 23 Useph BakerUnited Bahamian PartyEleuthera (third place)White 24 G.K. KellyUnited Bahamian PartyCat IslandWhite 25 Harold G. ChristieUnited Bahamian PartyCat IslandWhite 26 Robert SymonetteUnited Bahamian PartyExuma (first place)White 27 F.H. BrownUnited Bahamian PartyExuma (second place)White 28 Roy M. SolomonUnited Bahamian PartyRum Cay & San SalvadorWhite 29Peter GrahamUnited Bahamian PartyLong Island (first place)White 30 Donald D’albenasUnited Bahamian PartyLong Island (second place)White 31 B.T. KellyUnited Bahamian PartyCrooked Islands, Long Cay, & AcklinsWhite 32Bernard DupuchIndependentMayaguana & Inagua IslandsWhiteSource: Hughes References Bahamas Category:1962 in the Bahamas Category:Elections in the Bahamas Bahamas Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results