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1976 Jamaican general election

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1976 Jamaica general election
Jamaica
← 1972 15 December 1976 1980 →

All 60 seats in the House of Representatives
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout85.21% (Increase 6.33pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
PNP Michael Manley 56.77 47 +10
JLP Edward Seaga 43.23 13 −3
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Michael Manley
PNP
Michael Manley
PNP

General elections were held in Jamaica on 15 December 1976.[1] The result was a victory for the People's National Party, which won 47 of the 60 seats. Voter turnout was 85%.[1]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
People's National Party417,76856.7747+10
Jamaica Labour Party318,18043.2313–3
Total735,948100.0060+7
Valid votes735,94899.16
Invalid/blank votes6,2010.84
Total votes742,149100.00
Registered voters/turnout870,97285.21
Source: Nohlen

References

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  1. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p430 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6