1976 Trinidad and Tobago general election

1976 Trinidad and Tobago general election
All 36 seats in the House of Representatives; 19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	55.8 ( 22.6 pp)
Prime Minister before election; Eric Williams; People's National Movement	Subsequent Prime Minister ; Eric Williams; People's National Movement

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	54.23	24	–12
	United Labour Front	84,780	27.17	10	New
	Democratic Action Congress	25,586	8.20	2	New
	Tapia House Movement	12,021	3.85	0	New
	United Democratic Labour Party	9,404	3.01	0	New
	Social Democratic Labour Party	5,928	1.90	0	New
	West Indian National Party	1,242	0.40	0	New
	United Freedom Party	1,047	0.34	0	New
	Liberation Action Party	872	0.28	0	New
	National Trinidad and Tobago Party	115	0.04	0	New
	Young People's National Party	104	0.03	0	New
	Independents	1,692	0.54	0	0
Total		311,985	100.00	36	0

Valid votes		311,985	98.79
Invalid/blank votes		3,824	1.21
Total votes		315,809	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		565,646	55.83
Source: Nohlen

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