1977 Bahamian general election

General election General elections were held in the Bahamas on 19 July 1977.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p78 978-0-19-928357-6 The result was a victory for the Progressive Liberal Party, which won 30 of the 38 seats. Voter turnout was 92.6%.Colin A. Hughes (1981) Race and Politics in the Bahamas 978-0-312-66136-6 Results Progressive Liberal Party 35090 30 +1 Bahamian Democratic Party 17252 6 New Free National Movement 9995 2 –7 Vanguard Nationalist and Socialist Party 55 0 New Independents 1716 0 –1 0 0 71295 Hughes, Nohlen Elected MPs +#NamePartyDistrictEthnicity1Perry ChristieProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence East - CentrevilleBlack2Roland SymonetteBahamian Democratic PartyNew Providence East - ShirleaWhite3David KnowlesProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence East - SalemBlack4Arthur HannaProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence East – Anns TownBlack5Milo B. ButlerProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence East - PinedaleBlack6John Henry BostwickBahamian Democratic PartyNew Providence East - MontaguBlack7Frank EdgecombeProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence East – Fox HillBlack8P.D. PinderProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence West - DelaporteBlack9Paul AdderleyProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence West - CarmichaelBlack10Clement T. MaynardProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence West – Yellow ElderBlack11V. GrimesProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence West – Fort CharlotteBlack12N.R. GayProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence West – Bains TownBlack13B.C. BraynenProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence South – St. AgnesBlack14S.A. MorrisProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence South – Grants TownBlack15A.T. MaycockProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence South – Fort FincastleBlack16George MackyProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence South – St. MichaelsBlack17S.S. OuttenProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence South – St. BarnabasBlack18Clifford DarlingProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence South - EnglerstonBlack19L. MinnisProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence South – Bamboo TownBlack20E. GlintonProgressive Liberal PartyNew Providence South – South BeachBlack21H.J. BowdenProgressive Liberal PartyGrand Bahama – West End & BiminiBlack22Garnet LevartyFree National MovementGrand Bahama – Pine RidgeBlack23Maurice E. MooreFree National MovementGrand Bahama – High RockBlack24Loftus RokerProgressive Liberal PartyAndros – Nicholls Town & Berry IslandsBlack25D.E. RolleProgressive Liberal PartyAndros – Mangrove CayBlack26Lynden PindlingProgressive Liberal PartyAndros – Kemps BayBlack27Hubert IngrahamProgressive Liberal PartyAbaco – Coopers TownBlack28Mike LightbournBahamian Democratic PartyAbaco – Marsh HarbourWhite29Norman SolomonBahamian Democratic PartyHarbour Island – St. JohnWhite30P.M. BethelProgressive Liberal PartyEleuthera – Governors HarbourBlack31Preston AlburyProgressive Liberal PartyEleuthera – Rock SoundBlack32E. KnowlesBahamian Democratic PartyCat IslandBlack33George SmithProgressive Liberal PartyExuma – RollevilleWhite34Livingston CoakleyProgressive Liberal PartyExuma – George Town & Ragged IslandBlack35P.P. SmithProgressive Liberal PartyLong Island – North EndBlack36James KnowlesBahamian Democratic PartyLong Island – Clarence TownWhite37W.A. MossProgressive Liberal PartyCrooked Islands, Long Cay, & AcklinsBlack38J.R. FordProgressive Liberal PartyMayaguana & Inagua IslandsBlackSource: Hughes References Bahamas Category:1977 in the Bahamas Category:Elections in the Bahamas Bahamas Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results