# 1962 Bahamian general election

General elections were held in the Bahamas on 26 November 1962, the first under universal suffrage. Whilst the Progressive Liberal Party won the most votes, the United Bahamian Party won the most seats, largely as a result of gerrymandering.

## Results

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
| | Progressive Liberal Party | 32,261 | 44.00 | 8 | +2 |
| | United Bahamian Party | 26,500 | 36.14 | 18 | New |
| | Labour Party | 3,049 | 4.16 | 1 | New |
| | Independents | 11,516 | 15.71 | 6 | –16 |
| Total | Total | 73,326 | 100.00 | 33 | +4 |
| Source: Hughes ||||||

## Elected MPs

| Number | Name | Party | District | Ethnicity |
| 1 | Stafford Sands | United Bahamian Party | New Providence - Nassau City (first place) | White |
| 2 | Raymond W. Sawyer | United Bahamian Party | New Providence - Nassau City (second place) | White |
| 3 | Roland Symonette | United Bahamian Party | New Providence East Central (first place) | White |
| 4 | Eugene Dupuch | Independent | New Providence East Central (second place) | White |
| 5 | Arthur Hanna | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence East (first place) | Black |
| 6 | Geoffrey Johnstone | United Bahamian Party | New Providence East (second place) | White |
| 7 | Paul Adderley | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence West (first place) | Black |
| 8 | Milo Butler | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence West (second place) | Black |
| 9 | Lynden Pindling | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence South Central (first place) | Black |
| 10 | Orville Turnquest | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence South Central (second place) | Black |
| 11 | S.S. Bethel | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence South (first place) | Black |
| 12 | Randol Fawlkes | Labour Party | New Providence South (second place) | Black |
| 13 | Harold Degregory | Independent | Grand Bahama & Bimini | White |
| 14 | Clarence Bain | Progressive Liberal Party | Andros & Berry Islands (first place) | Black |
| 15 | Cyril Stevenson | Progressive Liberal Party | Andros & Berry Islands (second place) | Black |
| 16 | Leonard Thompson | Independent | Abaco (first place) | White |
| 17 | F.H. Christie | United Bahamian Party | Abaco (second place) | White |
| 18 | J.H. Bethell | United Bahamian Party | Abaco (third place) | White |
| 19 | J.T. Albury | United Bahamian Party | Harbour Island (first place) | White |
| 19 | G.D. Foster Clarke | United Bahamian Party | Harbour Island (second place) | White |
| 20 | Alvin Braynen | Independent | Harbour Island (third place) | White |
| 21 | George Baker | United Bahamian Party | Eleuthera (first place) | White |
| 22 | Charles Trevor Kelly | United Bahamian Party | Eleuthera (second place) | White |
| 23 | Useph Baker | United Bahamian Party | Eleuthera (third place) | White |
| 24 | G.K. Kelly | United Bahamian Party | Cat Island | White |
| 25 | Harold G. Christie | United Bahamian Party | Cat Island | White |
| 26 | Robert Symonette | United Bahamian Party | Exuma (first place) | White |
| 27 | F.H. Brown | United Bahamian Party | Exuma (second place) | White |
| 28 | Roy M. Solomon | United Bahamian Party | Rum Cay & San Salvador | White |
| 29 | Peter Graham | United Bahamian Party | Long Island (first place) | White |
| 30 | Donald D’albenas | United Bahamian Party | Long Island (second place) | White |
| 31 | B.T. Kelly | United Bahamian Party | Crooked Islands, Long Cay, & Acklins | White |
| 32 | Bernard Dupuch | Independent | Mayaguana & Inagua Islands | White |
| Source: Hughes |||||