Political status and decolonisation
Sources: Bermuda political status
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Reference work · Independent publication
1995 Bermudian independence referendum (Wikipedia) link
General-reference encyclopedia article, consulted via citation, on the 16 August 1995 referendum on Bermudian independence, its 74%-to-26% rejection on a turnout of just under 59%, and Premier John Swan's resignation following the result.
Cited on: Bermuda political status, History of Bermuda political-status debates · Source record
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Reference work · Independent publication
2025 Bermudian general election (Wikipedia) link
General-reference encyclopedia article, consulted via citation, on the 18 February 2025 Bermudian general election, in which the Progressive Labour Party won 25 of 36 House of Assembly seats.
Cited on: Bermuda political status, History of Bermuda political-status debates, Bermuda political status: current status · Source record
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News analysis or explainer · Scholarly work
Bermuda's independence referendum – 30 years on (Commonwealth Roundtable) link
Academic/policy commentary, consulted via citation, on the PLP's post-1995 strategy of pairing independence advocacy with constitutional reform and public engagement, its 1998 election victory, the 2022 PLP-commissioned constitutional-reform report, and the observation that a majority of the population is described as not currently favouring a change in status.
Cited on: Bermuda political status, History of Bermuda political-status debates · Source record