1976 Barbadian general election

1976 Barbadian general election

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24 seats in the House of Assembly 13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	74.09% (7.53pp)
First party Second party   Leader Tom Adams Errol Barrow Party BLP DLP Last election 6 seats 18 seats Seats won 17 7 Seat change 11 11 Popular vote 51,948 45,786 Percentage 52.69% 46.44% Swing 10.28pp 10.96pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Errol Barrow DLP Elected Prime Minister Tom Adams BLP

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General elections were held in Barbados on 2 September 1976.^[1] The result was a victory for the Barbados Labour Party, which won 17 of the 24 seats, defeating the ruling Democratic Labour Party and returning to power for the first time since 1961. This was the first and only election contested by the newly formed People's Political Alliance, whose eight candidates won only 572 votes.^[2] Voter turnout was 74.1%.^[1]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Barbados Labour Party	51,948	52.69	17	+11
	Democratic Labour Party	45,786	46.44	7	–11
	People's Political Alliance	572	0.58	0	New
	Independents	291	0.30	0	0
Total		98,597	100.00	24	0
Valid votes		98,597	99.13
Invalid/blank votes		866	0.87
Total votes		99,463	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		134,241	74.09
Source: Nohlen, Election Report

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