Election Name: | 1976 Bermudian general election |
Country: | Bermuda |
Previous Election: | 1972 |
Next Election: | 1980 |
Election Date: | 18 May 1976 |
Seats For Election: | 36 seats in the House of Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 19 |
Ongoing: | no |
Party1: | United Bermuda Party |
Leader1: | John Sharpe |
Percentage1: | 55.5 |
Seats1: | 25 |
Last Election1: | 30 |
Party2: | Progressive Labour Party (Bermuda) |
Leader2: | Lois Browne-Evans |
Percentage2: | 44.4 |
Seats2: | 11 |
Last Election2: | 10 |
Premier | |
Before Election: | John Sharpe |
Before Party: | United Bermuda Party |
After Election: | John Sharpe |
After Party: | United Bermuda Party |
General elections were held in Bermuda on 18 May 1976.[1] The ruling United Bermuda Party remained in power after winning 25 of the 36 seats in the House of Assembly, with the opposition Progressive Labour Party gaining one seat, giving it a total of eleven.