1976 Antiguan general election

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← 1971

18 February 1976

1980 →

All 17 seats in the House of Representatives
9 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

94.97% (

35.05pp)

	First party	Second party

Leader	Vere Bird	George Walter
Party	ALP	PLM
Seats won	11	5
Seat change	7	8
Popular vote	12,056	12,268
Percentage	49.01%	49.87%
Swing	11.11pp	7.85pp

Results by constituency

Premier before election

George Walter
PLM

Subsequent Premier

Vere Bird
ALP

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General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 18 February 1976.^[1] Whilst the Progressive Labour Movement received the most votes, the opposition Antigua Labour Party won more than double the number of seats. ALP leader Vere Bird was elected Premier of Antigua. Bird had previously served as head of government of Antigua and Barbuda between 1960 and 1971. He defeated the incumbent Premier George Walter of the Progressive Labour Movement.

The elections marked the second change of government in the history of Antigua and Barbuda. Voter turnout was 95%.^[1]

Results[edit]


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Progressive Labour Movement	12,268	49.87	5	–8
	Antigua Labour Party	12,056	49.01	11	+7
	Independents	275	1.12	1	+1
Total		24,599	100.00	17	0

Valid votes		24,599	98.87
Invalid/blank votes		280	1.13
Total votes		24,879	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		26,197	94.97
Source: Nohlen

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p66 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

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