1982 Bahamian general election

none Bahamas parliamentary 1973 10 June 1982 1987 Bahamian general election 1987 1977 Bahamian general election 1977 All 43 seats in the House of Assembly 22 84,235 Lynden Pindling headshot 1971.jpg Lynden Pindling Progressive Liberal Party Andros – Kemps Bay 54.74%, 30 seats 42,995 56.86% 32 2 2.12pp 3x4.svg Kendal Isaacs Free National Movement Delaporte 15.59%, 2 seats 31,097 41.13% 11 9 25.54pp Prime Minister Lynden Pindling Progressive Liberal Party Lynden Pindling Progressive Liberal Party General elections were held in the Bahamas on 10 June 1982.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p78 978-0-19-928357-6 The result was a victory for the Progressive Liberal Party, which won 32 of the 43 seats. Janet Bostwick of the Free National Movement (FNM) became the first female member of the House of Assembly.Incumbent party wins in Bahamas elections - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/06/11/Incumbent-party-wins-in-Bahamas-elections/2917392616000/ UPI en 11 June 1982 Surprisingly attorney general and minister of external affairs Paul Adderley and former Leader of the Opposition Norman Solomon lost their seats. The FNM won most of its seats in middle and upper income districts, while the PLP was successful in lower income districts. Results File:Bahamian House of Assembly election 1982.svg Progressive Liberal Party 42995 32 +2 Free National Movement 31097 11 +9 Vanguard Nationalist and Socialist Party 181 0 0 Workers' Party 31 0 New Commonwealth Democratic Party 13 0 New Independents 1292 0 0 +5 84235 Nohlen References Bahamas General Category:Elections in the Bahamas Bahamas Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results