▁Parliament ▁for ▁North ▁Ab aco , ▁and ▁announced ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁politics ▁following ▁the ▁defeat . ▁He ▁had ▁served ▁in ▁Parliament ▁for ▁ 3 5 ▁years , ▁winning ▁re - e lection ▁seven ▁times , ▁including ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁In gra ham ▁told ▁supp or ters , ▁" I ▁gave ▁it ▁the ▁best ▁I ▁could ▁and ▁now ▁I ' ve ▁been ▁rejected ▁by ▁the ▁public ▁of ▁the ▁Bah am as ... ▁We ▁had ▁no ▁indic ation ▁from ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁they ▁would ▁go ▁that ▁way ." ▁ ▁Following ▁this ▁series ▁of ▁events ▁the ▁F N M ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁lose ▁the ▁by - e lection ▁triggered ▁by ▁In gra ham ´ s ▁ret irement ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁reducing ▁the ▁total ▁F N M ▁seat ▁count ▁to ▁ 8 ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 8 ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Assembly . ▁The ▁F N M ▁however ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁general ▁election ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Hub ert ▁Minn is , ▁gain ing ▁ 3 5 ▁seats ▁out ▁of ▁ 3 9 ▁total . ▁ ▁Elect oral ▁results ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Official ▁website ▁ ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁parties ▁in ▁the ▁Bah am as ▁Category : Pol it ical ▁parties ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁Category : 1 9 7 1 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁Bah am as <0x0A> </s> ▁M ole cular ▁path ological ▁ep ide mi ology ▁(