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General election From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
General elections were held in the Bahamas on 19 July 1977.[1] The result was a victory for the Progressive Liberal Party, which won 30 of the 38 seats. Voter turnout was 92.6%.[2]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive Liberal Party | 35,090 | 54.74 | 30 | +1 | |
Bahamian Democratic Party | 17,252 | 26.91 | 6 | New | |
Free National Movement | 9,995 | 15.59 | 2 | –7 | |
Vanguard Nationalist and Socialist Party | 55 | 0.09 | 0 | New | |
Independents | 1,716 | 2.68 | 0 | –1 | |
Total | 64,108 | 100.00 | 38 | 0 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 71,295 | – | |||
Source: Hughes, Nohlen |
Number | Name | Party | District | Ethnicity |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Perry Christie | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence East - Centreville | Black |
2 | Roland Symonette | Bahamian Democratic Party | New Providence East - Shirlea | White |
3 | David Knowles | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence East - Salem | Black |
4 | Arthur Hanna | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence East – Anns Town | Black |
5 | Milo B. Butler | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence East - Pinedale | Black |
6 | John Henry Bostwick | Bahamian Democratic Party | New Providence East - Montagu | Black |
7 | Frank Edgecombe | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence East – Fox Hill | Black |
8 | P.D. Pinder | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence West - Delaporte | Black |
9 | Paul Adderley | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence West - Carmichael | Black |
10 | Clement T. Maynard | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence West – Yellow Elder | Black |
11 | V. Grimes | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence West – Fort Charlotte | Black |
12 | N.R. Gay | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence West – Bains Town | Black |
13 | B.C. Braynen | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence South – St. Agnes | Black |
14 | S.A. Morris | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence South – Grants Town | Black |
15 | A.T. Maycock | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence South – Fort Fincastle | Black |
16 | George Macky | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence South – St. Michaels | Black |
17 | S.S. Outten | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence South – St. Barnabas | Black |
18 | Clifford Darling | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence South - Englerston | Black |
19 | L. Minnis | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence South – Bamboo Town | Black |
20 | E. Glinton | Progressive Liberal Party | New Providence South – South Beach | Black |
21 | H.J. Bowden | Progressive Liberal Party | Grand Bahama – West End & Bimini | Black |
22 | Garnet Levarty | Free National Movement | Grand Bahama – Pine Ridge | Black |
23 | Maurice E. Moore | Free National Movement | Grand Bahama – High Rock | Black |
24 | Loftus Roker | Progressive Liberal Party | Andros – Nicholls Town & Berry Islands | Black |
25 | D.E. Rolle | Progressive Liberal Party | Andros – Mangrove Cay | Black |
26 | Lynden Pindling | Progressive Liberal Party | Andros – Kemps Bay | Black |
27 | Hubert Ingraham | Progressive Liberal Party | Abaco – Coopers Town | Black |
28 | Mike Lightbourn | Bahamian Democratic Party | Abaco – Marsh Harbour | White |
29 | Norman Solomon | Bahamian Democratic Party | Harbour Island – St. John | White |
30 | P.M. Bethel | Progressive Liberal Party | Eleuthera – Governors Harbour | Black |
31 | Preston Albury | Progressive Liberal Party | Eleuthera – Rock Sound | Black |
32 | E. Knowles | Bahamian Democratic Party | Cat Island | Black |
33 | George Smith | Progressive Liberal Party | Exuma – Rolleville | White |
34 | Livingston Coakley | Progressive Liberal Party | Exuma – George Town & Ragged Island | Black |
35 | P.P. Smith | Progressive Liberal Party | Long Island – North End | Black |
36 | James Knowles | Bahamian Democratic Party | Long Island – Clarence Town | White |
37 | W.A. Moss | Progressive Liberal Party | Crooked Islands, Long Cay, & Acklins | Black |
38 | J.R. Ford | Progressive Liberal Party | Mayaguana & Inagua Islands | Black |
Source: Hughes |
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