Barbadian general election, 1976

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A general 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