Election Name: | 1985 Bermudian general election |
Country: | Bermuda |
Previous Election: | 1983 |
Next Election: | 1989 |
Election Date: | 29 October 1985 |
Seats For Election: | 40 seats in the House of Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 21 |
Ongoing: | no |
Party1: | United Bermuda Party |
Leader1: | John Swan |
Percentage1: | 62.50 |
Seats1: | 31 |
Last Election1: | 26 |
Party2: | Progressive Labour Party (Bermuda) |
Leader2: | Lois Browne-Evans |
Percentage2: | 30.54 |
Seats2: | 7 |
Last Election2: | 14 |
Party3: | NLP |
Leader3: | Gilbert Darrell |
Percentage3: | 6.95 |
Seats3: | 2 |
Last Election3: | new |
Premier | |
Before Election: | John Swan |
Before Party: | United Bermuda Party |
After Election: | John Swan |
After Party: | United Bermuda Party |
General elections were held in Bermuda on 29 October 1985.[1] [2] 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.[1]