General elections were held in

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on 17 December 2012 to elect all 36 members of the

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. The result was a victory for the

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, led by Craig Cannonier, which won 19 seats in the House of Assembly. The incumbent Progressive Labour Party (PLP) lost five seats and government, and

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Paula Cox lost her Devonshire North West seat, and resigned as leader of the PLP the next day, with

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becoming Acting Party Leader. Marc Bean became PLP leader on 22 December 2012.

Results

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