1976_Barbadian_general_election

1976 Barbadian general election

1976 Barbadian general election

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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]

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References

  1. [1]
    Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p90 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. [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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