2012 Bahamian general election

General elections were held in the Bahamas on 7 May 2012. They were the first general election in which a third party (the Democratic National Alliance) offered a full slate of candidates alongside the two major parties, the Free National Movement and the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP). The result was a victory for the opposition PLP, whose leader Perry Christie became prime minister.

2012 Bahamian general election
7 May 2012 (2012-05-07)
All 38 seats in the House of Assembly
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Perry Christie Hubert Ingraham
Party PLP FNM
Last election 47.02%, 18 seats 49.86% , 23 seats
Seats won 29 9
Seat change 11 14
Popular vote 75,815 65,633
Percentage 48.62% 42.09%
Swing 1.60pp 7.77pp
Results in New Providence (top), Family Island (centre) and Grand Bahama (bottom)
Prime Minister before election

Hubert Ingraham
FNM

 Prime Minister

Perry Christie
PLP

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