All 15 seats in the House of Representatives 8 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Leader
Eric Gairy
Maurice Bishop
Party
GULP
People's Alliance (NJM–GNP–UPP)
Last election
58.87%, 13 seats
41.13%, 2 seats
Seats won
9
6
Seat change
4
4
Popular vote
21,108
18.886
Percentage
51.74%
46.29%
Swing
7.13pp
5.16pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election
Eric Gairy
GULP
Elected Prime Minister
Eric Gairy
GULP
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King Charles III
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Dame Cécile La Grenade
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Dickon Mitchell
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General elections were held in Grenada on 7 December 1976.[1] The result was a victory for the Grenada United Labour Party of Eric Gairy, which won nine of the 15 seats, whilst the opposition People's Alliance (a coalition of the New Jewel Movement, the Grenada National Party and the United People's Party) won the remainder. However, the elections were marred by fraud (and branded fraudulent by international observers), as Gairy's secret police, known as the Mongoose Gang, had been threatening the opposition.[2] Voter turnout was 65.2%.[3]
Three years later Gairy was overthrown by the New Jewel Movement, a move which was supported by the majority of the population.[4]
^Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p307 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
^Nohlen, pp301-302
^Nohlen, p310
^Nohlen, p302
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