Bahamian general election, 1977 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

General elections were held in the Bahamas on 19 July 1977. The result was a victory for the Progressive Liberal Party

Progressive Liberal Party

The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....

, which won 30 of the 38 seats. Voter turnout was 92.6%.

Results

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Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	35,090	54.7	30
Bahamian Democratic Party Bahamian Democratic Party The Bahamian Democratic Party was a political party in the Bahamas. It contested the 1977 general elections, in which it received 26.9% of the votes and won six seats, becoming the largest opposition party in Parliament. However, it did not run in the 1982 elections....	17,252	26.9	6	New
Free National Movement Free National Movement The Free National Movement is a socially liberal and economically conservative political party in The Bahamas. It is currently the ruling party, winning 23 of the 41 seats in the Bahamas House of Assembly on May 2, 2007; two of these seats are currently being contested in Electorial Court by the...	9,995	15.6	2
Vanguard Nationalist and Socialist Party	55	0.1	0	New
Independents	1,716	1.5	0
Invalid/blank votes
Total	64,108	100	38	0
Source: Hughes, Nohlen

Elected MPs

Number	Name	Party	District	Ethnicity
1	Perry Christie Perry Christie Perry Gladstone Christie is a Bahamian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of the Bahamas from 2002 to 2007...	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	New Providence East - Centreville	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
2	Roland Symonette	Bahamian Democratic Party Bahamian Democratic Party The Bahamian Democratic Party was a political party in the Bahamas. It contested the 1977 general elections, in which it received 26.9% of the votes and won six seats, becoming the largest opposition party in Parliament. However, it did not run in the 1982 elections....	New Providence East - Shirlea	White White people White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
3	David Knowles	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	New Providence East - Salem	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
4	Arthur Hanna	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	New Providence East – Anns Town	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
5	M.B. Butler	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	New Providence East - Pinedale	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
6	J.H. Bostwick	Bahamian Democratic Party Bahamian Democratic Party The Bahamian Democratic Party was a political party in the Bahamas. It contested the 1977 general elections, in which it received 26.9% of the votes and won six seats, becoming the largest opposition party in Parliament. However, it did not run in the 1982 elections....	New Providence East - Montagu	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
7	Frank Edgecombe	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	New Providence East – Fox Hill	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
8	P.D. Pinder	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	New Providence West - Delaporte	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
9	P.L. Adderley	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	New Providence West - Carmichael	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
10	C.T. Maynard	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	New Providence West – Yellow Elder	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
11	V. Grimes	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	New Providence West – Fort Charlotte	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
12	N.R. Gay	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	New Providence West – Bains Town	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
13	B.C. Braynen	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	New Providence South – St. Agnes	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
14	S.A. Morris	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	New Providence South – Grants Town	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
15	A.T. Maycock	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	New Providence South – Fort Fincastle	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
16	George Macky	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	New Providence South – St. Michaels	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
17	S.S. Outten	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	New Providence South – St. Barnabas	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
18	Clifford Darling Clifford Darling Sir Clifford Darling GCVO was the fourth Governor-General of the Bahamas from 1992 until his retirement on January 2, 1995. Prior to this, he was a Senator from 1964–67, Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly from 1967-69, Minister of: State in 1969, Labour and Welfare in 1971 and Labour and...	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	New Providence South - Englerston	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
19	L. Minnis	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	New Providence South – Bamboo Town	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
20	E. Glinton	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	New Providence South – South Beach	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
21	H.J. Bowden	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	Grand Bahama – West End & Bimini	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
22	Garnet Levarty	Free National Movement Free National Movement The Free National Movement is a socially liberal and economically conservative political party in The Bahamas. It is currently the ruling party, winning 23 of the 41 seats in the Bahamas House of Assembly on May 2, 2007; two of these seats are currently being contested in Electorial Court by the...	Grand Bahama – Pine Ridge	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
23	Maurice Moore Maurice Moore Maurice Moore was an Irish republican who fought in the Irish War of Independence and was executed in April 1921 after capture in the aftermath of the Clonmult Ambush.Moore was born at Ticnock, Cobh, County Cork in 1897...	Free National Movement Free National Movement The Free National Movement is a socially liberal and economically conservative political party in The Bahamas. It is currently the ruling party, winning 23 of the 41 seats in the Bahamas House of Assembly on May 2, 2007; two of these seats are currently being contested in Electorial Court by the...	Grand Bahama – High Rock	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
24	A.L. Roker	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	Andros – Nicholls Town & Berry Islands	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
25	D.E. Rolle	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	Andros – Mangrove Cay	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
26	Lynden Pindling Lynden Pindling Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling KCMG, OM, JP , is generally regarded as the "Father of the Nation" of the Bahamas, having led it to Majority Rule on 10 January 1967 and then to independence on 10 July 1973. He served as the first black premier of the Colony of the Bahama Islands from 1967 to 1969 and as...	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	Andros – Kemps Bay	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
27	Hubert Ingraham Hubert Ingraham Hubert Alexander Ingraham is the Prime Minister of the Bahamas. He first served as Prime Minister from August 1992 until May 2002 and became Prime Minister again in 2007. He is a member of the Free National Movement Party . The Rt. Hon. Hubert A...	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	Abaco – Coopers Town	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
28	Mike Lightbourn	Bahamian Democratic Party Bahamian Democratic Party The Bahamian Democratic Party was a political party in the Bahamas. It contested the 1977 general elections, in which it received 26.9% of the votes and won six seats, becoming the largest opposition party in Parliament. However, it did not run in the 1982 elections....	Abaco – Marsh Harbour	White White people White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
29	Norman Solomon Norman Solomon Norman Solomon is an American journalist, media critic, antiwar activist, and current candidate for the United States House of Representatives. Solomon is a longtime associate of the media watch group Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting...	Bahamian Democratic Party Bahamian Democratic Party The Bahamian Democratic Party was a political party in the Bahamas. It contested the 1977 general elections, in which it received 26.9% of the votes and won six seats, becoming the largest opposition party in Parliament. However, it did not run in the 1982 elections....	Harbour Island – St. John	White White people White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
30	P.M. Bethel	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	Eleuthera – Governors Harbour	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
31	Preston Albury	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	Eleuthera – Rock Sound	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
32	E. Knowles	Bahamian Democratic Party Bahamian Democratic Party The Bahamian Democratic Party was a political party in the Bahamas. It contested the 1977 general elections, in which it received 26.9% of the votes and won six seats, becoming the largest opposition party in Parliament. However, it did not run in the 1982 elections....	Cat Island	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
33	George Smith	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	Exuma – Rolleville	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
34	Livingston Coakley	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	Exuma – George Town & Ragged Island	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
35	P.P. Smith	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	Long Island – North End	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
36	James Knowles James Knowles Sir James Knowles was an English architect and editor.-Life:He was born in London, the son of architect James Thomas Knowles and himself trained in architecture at University College and in Italy...	Bahamian Democratic Party Bahamian Democratic Party The Bahamian Democratic Party was a political party in the Bahamas. It contested the 1977 general elections, in which it received 26.9% of the votes and won six seats, becoming the largest opposition party in Parliament. However, it did not run in the 1982 elections....	Long Island – Clarence Town	White White people White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
37	W.A. Moss	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	Crooked Islands, Long Cay, & Acklins	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
38	J.R. Ford	Progressive Liberal Party Progressive Liberal Party The Progressive Liberal Party is a populist party in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas commonly abbreviated PLP. The PLP lies on the left of the political spectrum....	Mayaguana & Inagua Islands	Black Black Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
Source: Hughes

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