Barbadian legislative election, 1976

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A legislative election was held in Barbados on 2 September 1976. The Barbadian people elected 24 members to the House of Assembly for a term of five years.

The opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) defeated the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), capturing the largest share (17) of seats in the election.

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Summary of the 2 September 1976 Barbados House of Assembly **election results**
Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Barbados Labour Party	51,948	52.7	17
Democratic Labour Party	45,786	46.4	7
People's Political Alliance	572	0.6	-
Independents	291	0.3	-
Total valid votes	98,597	100.00	24
Invalid votes	866
Total votes cast (turnout: 74.1%)	99,463
Registered voters	134,241