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1948 Bermudian general election

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General elections were held in Bermuda from 2 to 4 June 1948. Women had been given the right to vote and stand for election in 1944 and had been able to vote in a by-election in Paget in the same year. This was the first general election in which they could vote and be candidates.
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There were around 4,120 electors, although this included many property owners who were allowed more than one registration to vote.
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Index

Politics of Bermuda

Law
Sovereign
Charles III
Governor
Rena Lalgie
Premier
Edward David Burt
Parliament
Senate
President
House of Assembly
Speaker
Leader of the Opposition
elections
2007
2012
2017
2020
Political parties
Progressive Labour
Party (PLP)

One Bermuda
Alliance (OBA)

Administrative divisions
Belonger status
British Overseas Territories citizen
Passport
Visa requirements
Foreign relations
Representative of Bermuda, London

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