1976 Bermudian general election

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1976 Bermudian general election
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  1972 18 May 1976 1980  

36 seats in the House of Assembly
19 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
UBP John Sharpe 55.525−5
PLP Lois Browne-Evans 44.411+1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Premier beforePremier after
John Sharpe
UBP
John Sharpe
UBP

General elections were held in Bermuda on 18 May 1976. [1] The ruling United Bermuda Party remained in power after winning 25 of the 36 seats in the House of Assembly, with the opposition Progressive Labour Party gaining one seat, giving it a total of eleven.

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Electoral system

The 36 members of the House of Assembly were elected in 18 two-member constituencies. Voters had two votes, with the two candidates with the highest vote number being elected.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
United Bermuda Party 19,09155.5525–5
Progressive Labour Party 15,24644.3611+1
Independents330.100New
Total34,370100.0036–4
Source: Parliamentary Registry

References

  1. Archived Results 1976 Archived August 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Parliamentary Registry