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General elections were held inTrinidad and Tobago on 13 September 1976.[1] The result was a victory for thePeople's National Movement, which won 24 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 55.8%.[2]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| People's National Movement | 169,194 | 54.23 | 24 | –12 | |
| United Labour Front | 84,780 | 27.17 | 10 | New | |
| Democratic Action Congress | 25,586 | 8.20 | 2 | New | |
| Tapia House Movement | 12,021 | 3.85 | 0 | New | |
| United Democratic Labour Party | 9,404 | 3.01 | 0 | New | |
| Social Democratic Labour Party | 5,928 | 1.90 | 0 | New | |
| West Indian National Party | 1,242 | 0.40 | 0 | New | |
| United Freedom Party | 1,047 | 0.34 | 0 | New | |
| Liberation Action Party | 872 | 0.28 | 0 | New | |
| National Trinidad and Tobago Party | 115 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |
| Young People's National Party | 104 | 0.03 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 1,692 | 0.54 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 311,985 | 100.00 | 36 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 311,985 | 98.79 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,824 | 1.21 | |||
| Total votes | 315,809 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 565,646 | 55.83 | |||
| Source:EBCTT, Nohlen | |||||
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