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| Turnout | 79.84% ( 4.46pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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General elections were held in Bermuda on 11 December 1980. [1] [2] The result was a victory for the United Bermuda Party, which won 22 of the 40 seats.
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.
Of the 30,981 registered voters, 24,736 cast valid votes. [1] In 18 constituencies both elected members were from the same party, whilst two constituencies elected one member of the United Bermuda Party and one from the Progressive Labour Party. [1]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| United Bermuda Party | 26,292 | 53.89 | 22 | –4 | |
| Progressive Labour Party | 22,452 | 46.02 | 18 | +4 | |
| Independents | 42 | 0.09 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 48,786 | 100.00 | 40 | 0 | |
| Total votes | 24,736 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 30,981 | 79.84 | |||
| Source: Parliamentary Registry [1] | |||||
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