1976 Trinidad and Tobago general election

General election in Trinidad and Tobago October 2020 1976 Trinidad and Tobago general election Trinidad and Tobago parliamentary 1971 Trinidad and Tobago general election 1971 1981 Trinidad and Tobago general election 1981 All 36 seats in the House of Representatives 19 55.8 ( 22.6 pp) 1976 09 13 yes 130x130px Eric Williams DC241f 15 January 1961 People's National Movement Port of Spain South 36 seats, 57.0% 24 36 People's National Movement 12 169,194 54.2% 29.9 pp 130x130px Basdeo Panday aaa9ad 1975 ULF Couva North – 10 36 United Labour Front New 84,780 27.2% New 130x130px A. N. R. Robinson aa00d4 1971 DAC Tobago East – 2 36 Democratic Action Congress New 25,586 8.2% New 1976 Trinidad and Tobago election map.png Prime Minister Subsequent Prime Minister Eric Williams People's National Movement Eric Williams People's National Movement General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 13 September 1976.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p635 978-0-19-928357-6 The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 24 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 55.8%.Nohlen, p640 Results People's National Movement 169194 24 –12 United Labour Front 84780 10 New Democratic Action Congress 25586 2 New Tapia House Movement 12021 0 New United Democratic Labour Party 9404 0 New Social Democratic Labour Party 5928 0 New West Indian National Party 1242 0 New United Freedom Party 1047 0 New Liberation Action Party 872 0 New National Trinidad and Tobago Party 115 0 New Young People's National Party 104 0 New Independents 1692 0 0 3824 0 565646 EBCTT, Nohlen References Trinidad Category:Elections in Trinidad and Tobago General election Trinidad and Tobago general election