General elections were held in Bermuda on 1 October 2020 to elect all 36 members of the House of Assembly. On 21 August 2020 Premier Edward David Burt announced that Governor of Bermuda John Rankin has accepted his advice to call a snap election. The election resulted in the largest victory for one party since party politics began in Bermuda in 1968, as the Progressive Labour Party won 62% of the vote and 30 of 36 seats (including 3 seats where they ran unopposed).
Electoral system The 36 members of the House of Assembly are elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting.Bermuda: Election for Bermudian House of Assembly IFES
Contesting parties PartyPositionIdeologyLeaderLast electionAt dissolutionContestedProgressive Labour PartyCentre-leftSocial conservatismSocial democracyAnti-colonialismEdward David BurtOne Bermuda AllianceCentre-rightLiberal conservatismCraig CannonierFree Democratic MovementCentre-rightConservative liberalismSubsidiarityMarc Bean
Incumbent MPs not seeking re-election Retiring incumbentElectoral DistrictTerm in officeReasonDate announcedReplaced as MP byTrevor MonizOBAConstituency Nine/Smith's West1993-2020Not standingRolfe CommissiongPLPConstituency 21/Pembroke South East2012–2020Not standing
Candidates by Parish The announced candidates are presented below, along with the incumbent candidates before the election. MPs who are not standing for re-election are marked (†). Government ministers and speakers are in bold, and party leaders are in italics.
St. George's Parish and St. David's Island Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbent Constituency One/St. George's NorthRenee MingJames PerryRenee Ming Constituency Two/St. George's WestKim SwanThomas HarveyDwain SmithKim SwanConstituency Three/St. DavidsLovitta FoggoAntoine CannonierLovitta FoggoConstituency Four/St. George's SouthTinée FurbertKimberlee PitcherTinée Furbert
Hamilton Parish Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbent Electoral District Five/Hamilton EastDerrick BurgessElizabeth HarveyDesmond CrockwellDerrick Burgess Electoral District Six/Hamilton WestWayne FurbertSimone BartonWayne Furbert Electoral District Seven/Hamilton SouthAnthony RichardsonRobin TuckerCheryl PackwoodSylvan Richards Jr.
Smith's Parish Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbent Constituency Eight/Smith's SouthOwen DarrellCole SimonsN. Cole Simons Constituency Nine/Smith's WestVance CampbellVic BallVacant Constituency Ten/Smith's NorthErnest Peets JrMichael Dunkley Michael Dunkley
Devonshire Parish Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbent Constituency 11/Devonshire EastThomas Christopher FamousPatricia Gordon-PamplinChristopher Famous Constituency 12/Devonshire South CentralLindsay Kathleen SimmonsCraig CannonierPatrice MinorsMarilyn Louise SteedeCraig Cannonier Constituency 13/Devonshire North CentralDiallo RabainCharles Francis Batson SwanLeighsa Darrell-AugustusDiallo Rabain Constituency 14//Devonshire North WestWayne CainesCatherine KempeWayne Caines
Pembroke Parish Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbent Constituency 15/Pembroke EastWalter Henri RobanScott StewartWalter Roban Constituency 16/Pembroke East CentralMichael WeeksMichael Weeks Constituency 17/Pembroke CentralJason HaywardJason Hayward Constituency 18/Pembroke West CentralEdward David BurtNick KempeEnda MatthieEdward David Burt Constituency 19/Pembroke WestJache AdamsMarcus JonesLeyoni JunosJeanne Atherden Constituency 20/Pembroke South WestDavida Marie MorrisSusan JacksonSusan Jackson Constituency 21/Pembroke South EastCurtis DickinsonGavin SmithRolfe Commissiong
Paget Parish Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbent Constituency 22/Paget EastCurtis Peadel RichardsonScott PearmanScott Pearman Constituency 23/Paget WestArianna Jasmin Leigha HodgsonJarion RichardsonPatricia Gordon Pamplin
Warwick Parish Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbent Constituency 24/Warwick South EastW. Lawrence ScottTarik SmithLawrence Scott Constituency 25/Warwick North EastIanthia Simmons-WadeJon Leslie BrunsonCurtis Dickinson Constituency 26/Warwick South CentralNeville TyrrellNeville Tyrrell Constituency 27/Warwick North CentralDavid Arnold BurchDouglas Seraphim James DeCoutoCollingwood RobinsonAntoine Raynor Maria Antoinette SeamanDavid Burch Constituency 28/Warwick WestDennis James Ryan ListerDwayne Vernell RobinsonDennis Lister III
Southampton Parish Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbent Constituency 29/Southampton EastZane DeSilvaDaQuan Jahki Lamel ScottZane De Silva Constituency 30/Southampton East CentralJason Russell Weathered WadeLeah Kimberly ScottLeah Scott Constituency 31/Southampton West CentralCrystal Camille CaesarBenjamin Anthony Smith*Ben Smith Constituency 32/Southampton WestScott Arthur SimmonsKaren Louise MagnumChristopher Paul GauntlettScott Simmons - Kae Thomas Palacio filed as a candidate for the FDM in constituency 31 but withdrew her candidacy and resigned from the FDM before election day.Bernews25 Sept. 2020
Sandys Parish Electoral DistrictCandidatesIncumbent Constituency 33/Sandys SouthJamahl SimmonsChristina Eliot StoreyJamahl Simmons Constituency 34/Sandys South CentralKim N. WilsonNicky GurretClarence E. DeanKim Wilson Constituency 35/Sandys North CentralDennis Patrick ListerMichael CannTiana Pamela Butterfield SaltusDennis Lister Constituency 36/Sandys NorthKathy Lynn SimmonsJefferson Colby SousaMarc Allan BeanMichael Scott
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