| Election Name: | 1976 Trinidad and Tobago general election |
| Country: | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1971 Trinidad and Tobago general election |
| Previous Year: | 1971 |
| Next Election: | 1981 Trinidad and Tobago general election |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
| Majority Seats: | 19 |
| Turnout: | 55.8 (22.6 pp) |
| Leader1: | Eric Williams |
| Colour1: | DC241f |
| Leader Since1: | 15 January 1961 |
| Party1: | People's National Movement |
| Leaders Seat1: | Port of Spain South |
| Last Election1: | 36 seats, 57.0% |
| Seat Change1: | 12 |
| Popular Vote1: | 169,194 |
| Percentage1: | 54.2% |
| Swing1: | 29.9 pp |
| Leader2: | Basdeo Panday |
| Colour2: | aaa9ad |
| Leader Since2: | 1975 |
| Party2: | ULF |
| Leaders Seat2: | Couva North |
| Last Election2: | – |
| Seat Change2: | New |
| Popular Vote2: | 84,780 |
| Percentage2: | 27.2% |
| Swing2: | New |
| Leader3: | A. N. R. Robinson |
| Colour3: | aa00d4 |
| Leader Since3: | 1971 |
| Party3: | DAC |
| Leaders Seat3: | Tobago East |
| Last Election3: | – |
| Seat Change3: | New |
| Popular Vote3: | 25,586 |
| Percentage3: | 8.2% |
| Swing3: | New |
| Posttitle: | Subsequent Prime Minister |
| Before Election: | Eric Williams |
| Before Party: | People's National Movement |
| After Election: | Eric Williams |
| After Party: | People's National Movement |
General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 13 September 1976.[1] The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 24 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 55.8%.[2]