Bermuda Sun "Pundits predicted there would be lots of surprises in the election and that the vote would be close.
But the biggest surprise was the 22-14 result, which was identical to that in 2003. Widespread predictions that PLP voters would either stay home or switch to the UBP because of disillusionment with Premier Dr. Ewart Brown were way off the mark.
The biggest upset was in Southampton East Central, where Zane DeSilva defeated hotelier and veteran MP David Dodwell, who was widely expected to win, 569 to 521.
Mr. Dodwell was one of two UBP heavy hitters to fall. The other was Opposition Leader Michael Dunkley who lost his gamble to unseat Patrice Minors in Smith's North. Mrs. Minors won 536 votes to Mr. Dunkley's 444.
The UBP won seats in St. George's North, where Kim Swan captured a seat from Dean Foggo, and in St. George's South, where Donte Hunt beat Attorney General Philip Perinchief, but those successes were cancelled out by the UBP's loss of seats in St. David's and in Southampton East Central."
But the biggest surprise was the 22-14 result, which was identical to that in 2003. Widespread predictions that PLP voters would either stay home or switch to the UBP because of disillusionment with Premier Dr. Ewart Brown were way off the mark.
The biggest upset was in Southampton East Central, where Zane DeSilva defeated hotelier and veteran MP David Dodwell, who was widely expected to win, 569 to 521.
Mr. Dodwell was one of two UBP heavy hitters to fall. The other was Opposition Leader Michael Dunkley who lost his gamble to unseat Patrice Minors in Smith's North. Mrs. Minors won 536 votes to Mr. Dunkley's 444.
The UBP won seats in St. George's North, where Kim Swan captured a seat from Dean Foggo, and in St. George's South, where Donte Hunt beat Attorney General Philip Perinchief, but those successes were cancelled out by the UBP's loss of seats in St. David's and in Southampton East Central."
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