| Grenada General Election
Results - 7 December 1976 |
General elections were held in Grenada on 7 December 1976.
Electoral System
The 15 members of the House of Representatives were elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting.There was no fixed election date in effect in Grenada at this time; hence, the choice of election date is the prerogative of the Prime Minister.
Political Parties & Candidates
In the 1976 elections, Prime Minister Eric Gairy and his ruling Grenada United Labour Party (GULP) were opposed by the People's Alliance, a coalition of three parties (the radical New Jewel Movement (NJM) and two conservative groups, the Grenada National Party and the United People's Party). The Alliance was led by Maurice Bishop, head of the NJM.
Results
On polling day, GULP was returned to power but with a vastly reduced Assembly majority, as it won only nine seats - five fewer than it had held in the previous House.
Voter Turnout
Voter turnout was 65.26%.
Post-election
Three years later, the New Jewel Movement, in a move which was supported by the majority of the population, overthrew Gairy. |
| Dissolution of House |
Fri, 5 Nov 1976 |
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| Nomination Day |
Thu, 18 Nov 1976 |
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| Polling Day |
Tue, 7 Dec 1976 |
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| First Meeting of Parliament |
Wed, 16 Feb 1977 |
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| Constituency |
Registered
Voters |
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Vote% |
| Carriacou |
3,316 |
Herbert A. BLAIZE  |
GNP |
1,542 |
76.68% |
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| Charles CAYENNE |
GULP |
469 |
23.32% |
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| St. Andrew South East |
3,016 |
Hubert ALEXIS |
GULP |
1,270 |
61.80% |
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| Sydney AMBROSE |
GNP |
785 |
38.20% |
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| St. Andrew South West |
5,054 |
Norris BAIN |
NJM |
1,771 |
53.88% |
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| Lloyd ST LOUIS |
GULP |
1,516 |
46.12% |
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| St. Andrew North East |
4,043 |
Christier THOMAS |
GULP |
1,410 |
59.12% |
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| Vernon SIMON |
GNP |
975 |
40.88% |
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| St. Andrew North West |
3,081 |
Innocent BELMAR |
GULP |
1,166 |
69.99% |
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| Ben JONES |
GNP |
500 |
30.01% |
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| St. David |
1,976 |
Cynthia GAIRY |
GULP |
2,271 |
53.07% |
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| Kendrick RADIX |
NJM |
2,008 |
46.93% |
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| Town of St. George |
5,691 |
Winston Bernard COARD |
NJM |
1,685 |
56.15% |
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| Roy Edward ST. JOHN |
GULP |
1,316 |
43.85% |
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| St. George North East |
5,047 |
Unison WHITEMAN |
NJM |
1,858 |
55.95% |
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| Franklyn DOLLAND |
GULP |
1,463 |
44.05% |
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| St. George North West |
3,191 |
George HOSTEN |
GULP |
1,399 |
63.53% |
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| B. SYLVESTER |
IND |
803 |
36.47% |
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| St. George South East |
3,943 |
Maurice BISHOP |
NJM |
1,319 |
52.13% |
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| Norman DeDOUSA |
GULP |
1,211 |
47.87% |
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| St. George South |
5,175 |
Eric M. GAIRY |
GULP |
1,989 |
64.33% |
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| Selwyn STRAGHAN |
NJM |
1,103 |
35.67% |
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| St. John |
5,538 |
Herbert PREUDHOMME |
GULP |
2,096 |
55.95% |
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| Lloyd Noel |
NJM |
1,650 |
44.05% |
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| St. Mark |
2,518 |
Albert FORSYTHE |
GULP |
1,079 |
55.62% |
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| Rupert JAPAL |
GNP |
861 |
44.38% |
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| St. Patrick East |
3,082 |
Oliver PAEBURN |
GULP |
1,002 |
51.54% |
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| Wilberforce NYACK |
GNP |
942 |
48.46% |
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| St. Patrick West |
3,909 |
Winston WHYTE |
CDLP |
1,548 |
55.05% |
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| Ashton FRAME |
GULP |
1,264 |
44.95% |
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| Constituency |
Registered Voters |
GULP |
PA |
IND |
Valid Votes |
Voter Turnout |
| Carriacou |
3,316 |
469 |
1,542 |
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2,011 |
60.65% |
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| St. Andrew South East |
3,016 |
1,290 |
785 |
- |
2,075 |
68.80% |
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| St. Andrew South West |
5,054 |
1,516 |
1,771 |
- |
3,287 |
65.04% |
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| St. Andrew North East |
4,043 |
1,410 |
975 |
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2,385 |
58.99% |
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| St. Andrew North West |
3,081 |
1,330 |
821 |
- |
2,151 |
69.81% |
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| St. David |
6,589 |
2,271 |
2,008 |
- |
4,279 |
64.94% |
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| Town of St. George |
5,691 |
1,316 |
1,683 |
- |
2,999 |
52.70% |
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| St. George North East |
5,047 |
1,463 |
1,858 |
- |
3,321 |
65.80% |
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| St. George North West |
3,191 |
1,400 |
- |
803 |
2,203 |
69.04% |
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| St. George South East |
3,943 |
1,271 |
1,319 |
- |
2,590 |
65.69% |
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| St. George South |
5,175 |
1,989 |
1,103 |
- |
3,092 |
59.75% |
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| St. John |
5,538 |
2,096 |
1,654 |
- |
3,750 |
67.71% |
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| St. Mark |
2,518 |
1,079 |
861 |
- |
1,940 |
77.05% |
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| St. Patrick East |
3,082 |
1,002 |
942 |
- |
1,944 |
63.08% |
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| St. Patrick West |
3,909 |
1,264 |
1,548 |
- |
2,812 |
71.94% |
| Total |
63,193 |
21,166 |
18,870 |
803 |
40,839 |
64.63% |
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| Key |
| NNP
= New National Party; NDC = New Democratic Congress;
GEM = Grenada Empowerment Movement; GPM = Grenada Progressive Movement; GRP = Grenada Renaissance Party; GUPM = Grenada United Patriotic Movement; TLP = The Liberal Partry; TPP= The Progress Party; ULP = United Labour Platform; GULP =
Grenada United Labour Platform; PLM = People's Labour Movement; GOD = Good Old Democracy; MBPM = Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement; URP = United Republican Party; CDLP = Christian Democratic Labour Party; GFLP = Grenada Federated Labour Party;IND = Independent; * Incumbent; ** Political Leader |
| Sources |
| Grenada Parliamentary Elections Office |
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