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.^[1] 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).^[2]

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2020 Bermudian general election

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All 36 seats in the House of Assembly 19 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Edward David Burt Craig Cannonier Party PLP OBA Last election 58.89%, 24 seats 40.61%, 12 seats Seats won 30 6 Seat change 6 6 Popular vote 15,995 8,314 Percentage 62.09% 32.27% Swing 3.10pp 8.34pp
Results by constituency
Premier before election Edward David Burt PLP Elected Premier Edward David Burt PLP

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The 36 members of the House of Assembly are elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting.^[3]

The announced candidates are presented below, along with the incumbent candidates before the election.^[8][9] MPs who are not standing for re-election are marked (†). Government ministers and speakers are in bold, and party leaders are in italics.