Trinidad and Tobago general election, 1976

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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

Party Votes % Seats +/-
People's National Movement 169,194 54.2 24 -12
United Labour Front 84,780 27.2 10 New
Democratic Action Congress 25,586 8.2 2 New
Tapia House Movement 12,021 3.9 0 New
Democratic Labour Party 9,404 3.0 0 0
Social Democratic Labour Party 5,928 1.9 0 New
West Indian National Party 1,242 0.4 0 New
United Freedom Party 1,047 0.3 0 New
Liberation Action Party 872 0.3 0 New
National Trinidad and Tobago Party 115 0.0 0 New
Young People's National Party 104 0.0 0 New
Independents 1,692 0.5 0 0
Invalid/blank votes 3,824
Total 315,809 100 36 0
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p635 ISBN 9780199283576
  2. ^ Nohlen, p640