2007

PLP 22

UBP 14

2003

PLP 22

UBP 14

32,090

Number of registered voters who took part in the 2007 Election, compared to 29,472 who took part in 2003

75.85%

Percentage turnout of registered voters who took part in the 2007 Election, compared to 75.06 percent who took part in 2003. On votes counted (less rejected ballots), turnout was 75.6%

16,800

Number of votes cast for the PLP, compared to 15,222 in 2003.

15,161

Number of votes cast for the UBP, compared to 14,142.

67

Number of votes cast for Independent candidates

52.35%

Percentage of votes cast for the PLP, compared to 51.65 percent in 2003.

47.25%

Percentage of votes cast for the UBP, compared to 47.98 percent in 2003.

31/5

Number of blacks and whites elected to the House of Assembly in 2007, compared to 30 and 6 in 2003.

7

Number of women elected to the House of Assembly, compared to 8 in 2003. There were 15 women running out of a field of 74 candidates.

3

Number of incumbents who lost their seats, compared to 5 in 2003. Michael Dunkley (UBP) and George Scott (PLP) also lost, having changed constituencies.

9

MPs elected to the House of Assembly for the first time, compared to 8 in 2003.

737

Number of votes polled for the PLP's Derrick Burgess, in Hamilton East, the highest number cast for any single candidate.

87.11%

Percentage of votes cast for the PLP's Nelson Bascome in Pembroke East Central, the highest for any single candidate.

24

Number of votes cast for Independent Harold Darrell, the lowest for any single candidate.

17

Margin of victory for the UBP's Kim Swan, who defeated the PLP's Dean Foggo, in the closest race of the night.