Barbadian general election, 1976
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A general election was held in Barbados on 2 September 1976. The Barbadian people elected 24 members to the House of Assembly for a term of five years.
The opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) defeated the Democratic Labour Party (DLP), capturing the largest share (17) of seats in the election.
[edit] Results
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Barbados Labour Party | 51,948 | 52.7 | 17 |
| Democratic Labour Party | 45,786 | 46.4 | 7 |
| People's Political Alliance | 572 | 0.6 | - |
| Independents | 291 | 0.3 | - |
| Total valid votes | 98,597 | 100.00 | 24 |
| Invalid votes | 866 | ||
| Total votes cast (turnout: 74.1%) | 99,463 | ||
| Registered voters | 134,241 | ||
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