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1976 Trinidad and Tobago general election

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on 13 September 1976. The result was a victory for the
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Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I
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Robinson 68: 67: 1252: 986: 841: 840: 829: 822: 815: 806: 799: 796: 790: 773: 409: 345: 320: 319: 267: 266: 254: 247: 240: 223:36 seats, 57.0% 189:15 January 1961 141: 134: 127: 103: 102: 92: 91: 57: 55: 40: 39: 33: 32: 31: 24: 1260: 1259: 1255: 1254: 1253: 1251: 1250: 1249: 1225: 1224: 1223: 1218: 1196: 1090: 981:Local elections 975: 845: 835: 833: 803: 802: 797: 793: 774: 770: 765: 405: 377: 372: 359: 354: 352:before election 343: 255: 252: 248: 245: 241: 238: 234:Seats won 78: 73: 53: 51: 34: 29: 27: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1258: 1256: 1248: 1247: 1242: 1237: 1227: 1226: 1220: 1219: 1217: 1216: 1210: 1208: 1202: 1201: 1198: 1197: 1195: 1194: 1189: 1184: 1179: 1174: 1169: 1164: 1159: 1154: 1149: 1144: 1139: 1134: 1129: 1124: 1119: 1114: 1109: 1104: 1098: 1096: 1092: 1091: 1089: 1088: 1083: 1078: 1073: 1068: 1063: 1058: 1053: 1048: 1043: 1038: 1033: 1028: 1023: 1018: 1013: 1008: 1003: 998: 992: 990: 983: 977: 976: 974: 973: 966: 961: 956: 951: 946: 941: 936: 931: 926: 921: 916: 911: 906: 901: 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Index

1971
1981
House of Representatives
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Eric Williams
Basdeo Panday
A. N. R. Robinson
PNM
ULF
DAC
Port of Spain South
Couva North
Tobago East
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Prime Minister
Eric Williams
People's National Movement
Prime Minister
Eric Williams
People's National Movement
Trinidad and Tobago
People's National Movement
People's National Movement
United Labour Front
Democratic Action Congress
Tapia House Movement
United Democratic Labour Party

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