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