State election for New South Wales, Australia in May 1976
1976 New South Wales state election
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1 May 1976 (1976-05-01)
1978 →
All 99 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 50 Assembly seats were needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Leader
Neville Wran
Eric Willis
Party
Labor
Liberal/Country coalition
Leader since
17 November 1973
23 January 1976
Leader's seat
Bass Hill
Earlwood
Last election
44 seats
52 seats
Seats won
50
48
Seat change
6
4
Percentage
49.75%
46.32%
Swing
6.82
1.99
Two-candidate-preferred margin by electorate
Premier before election
Eric Willis
Liberal/Country coalition
Elected Premier
Neville Wran
Labor
A general election for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held in the state of New South Wales, Australia, on Saturday 1 May 1976. The result was a narrow win for the Labor Party under Neville Wran—the party's first in the state in more than a decade.
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