1976 Barbadian general election

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]

1976 Barbadian general election
2 September 1976
24 seats in the House of Assembly
13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout74.09% (Decrease7.53pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Tom Adams Errol Barrow
Party BLP DLP
Last election 6 seats 18 seats
Seats won 17 7
Seat change Increase11 Decrease11
Popular vote 51,948 45,786
Percentage 52.69% 46.44%
Swing Increase10.28pp Decrease10.96pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election

Errol Barrow
DLP

 Elected Prime Minister

Tom Adams
BLP

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Results
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Barbados Labour Party51,94852.6917+11
Democratic Labour Party45,78646.447–11
People's Political Alliance5720.580New
Independents2910.3000
Total98,597100.00240
Valid votes98,59799.13
Invalid/blank votes8660.87
Total votes99,463100.00
Registered voters/turnout134,24174.09
Source: Nohlen, Election Report

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p90 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. "Barbados General Election Results - 2 September 1976". Caribbean Elections. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.


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