1985 Bermudian general election

none August 2019 Bermuda 1983 1989 29 October 1985 All 40 seats in the House of Assembly 21 66.21% ( 14.45pp) United Bermuda Party John Swan 62.50 31 26 Progressive Labour Party (Bermuda) Lois Browne-Evans 30.54 7 14 National Liberal Party (Bermuda) Gilbert Darrell 6.95 2 new Premier John Swan United Bermuda Party John Swan United Bermuda Party General elections were held in Bermuda on 29 October 1985.October 1985, Parliamentary RegistryBermuda General Election Results - 29 October 1985 https://web.archive.org/web/20220815054848/http://www.caribbeanelections.com/bm/elections/bm_results_1985.asp 15 August 2022 , Caribbean Elections The result was a victory for the United Bermuda Party, which won 31 of the 40 seats in the House of Assembly. A total of 98 candidates contested the election, although one seat, Southampton West, was uncontested and the two United Bermuda Party candidates returned unopposed. Electoral system The 40 members of the House of Assembly were elected in 20 two-member constituencies. Voters had two votes, with the two candidates with the highest vote number being elected. Results File:Bermuda House of Assembly 1985.svg United Bermuda Party 22368 31 +5 Progressive Labour Party 10930 7 –7 National Liberal Party 2486 2 New Independents 5 0 New 0 19427 29340 Parliamentary Registry References Category:Elections in Bermuda Bermuda General Bermuda Bermuda Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results