1976 Antiguan general election
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All 17 seats in the House of Representatives 9 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 94.97% ( 35.05pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results by constituency | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General elections were held in
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
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The elections marked the second change of government in the history of Antigua and Barbuda. Voter turnout was 95%.[1]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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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
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6