1976 Trinidad and Tobago general election

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1976 Trinidad and Tobago general election
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg
  1971 13 September 1976 (1976-09-13) 1981  

All 36 seats in the House of Representatives
19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout55.8 (Increase2.svg 22.6 pp)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Eric Williams (cropped).jpg Basdeo Panday.jpg A. N. R. Robinson (cropped).jpg
Leader Eric Williams Basdeo Panday A. N. R. Robinson
Party PNM ULF DAC
Leader since15 January 196119751971
Leader's seat Port of Spain South Couva North Tobago East
Last election36 seats, 57.0%
Seats won
24 / 36
10 / 36
2 / 36
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 12NewNew
Popular vote169,19484,78025,586
Percentage54.2%27.2%8.2%
SwingDecrease2.svg 29.9 pp NewNew

1976 election map of Trinidad and Tobago.png

General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 13 September 1976. [1] The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 24 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 55.8%. [2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's National Movement 169,19454.2324–12
United Labour Front 84,78027.1710New
Democratic Action Congress 25,5868.202New
Tapia House Movement 12,0213.850New
United Democratic Labour Party 9,4043.010New
Social Democratic Labour Party 5,9281.900New
West Indian National Party 1,2420.400New
United Freedom Party 1,0470.340New
Liberation Action Party 8720.280New
National Trinidad and Tobago Party 1150.040New
Young People's National Party 1040.030New
Independents1,6920.5400
Total311,985100.00360
Valid votes311,98598.79
Invalid/blank votes3,8241.21
Total votes315,809100.00
Registered voters/turnout565,64655.83
Source: EBCTT, Nohlen

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p635 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p640