General elections were held in

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on 7 December 1976. Nohlen, D (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p307 The result was a victory for the

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, which won nine of the 15 seats, whilst the opposition People's Alliance (a coalition of the

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, the

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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

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, had been threatening the opposition. Voter turnout was 65.2%. Three years later Gairy was overthrown by the

, a move which was supported by the majority of the population.Nohlen, p302

Results

References

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