1976 Jamaican general election 1976 Jamaica general election ← 1972 15 December 1976 1980 → All 60 seats in the House of Representatives31 seats needed for a majorityTurnout85.21% ( 6.33pp) Party Leader % Seats +/– PNP Michael Manley 56.77 47 +10 JLP Edward Seaga 43.23 13 −3 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Michael ManleyPNP Michael ManleyPNP Politics of Jamaica Executive Monarch Charles III Governor-General (list) Patrick Allen Prime Minister Andrew Holness Cabinet Ministries and agencies Legislative Parliament Senate President House of Representatives Speaker Leader of the Opposition Peter Phillips Elections General: 200720112016 by-elections Political parties Judiciary Caribbean Court of Justice Court of Appeal Supreme Court Parish Court Petty Sessions Administrative divisions Constituencies Electoral divisions Populated places Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister: Kamina Johnson-Smith Diplomatic missions of / in Jamaica Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Jamaica portal Other countries vte General elections were held in Jamaica on 15 December 1976.[1] The result was a victory for the People's National Party, which won 47 of the 60 seats. Voter turnout was 85%.[1] Results[edit] PartyVotes%Seats+/–People's National Party417,76856.7747+10Jamaica Labour Party318,18043.2313–3Total735,948100.0060+7Valid votes735,94899.16Invalid/blank votes6,2010.84Total votes742,149100.00Registered voters/turnout870,97285.21Source: Nohlen References[edit] ^ a b Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p430 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6 vte Elections and referendums in JamaicaGeneral elections 1677–1863 1884 1889 1894 1896 1901 1906 1911 1920 1925 1930 1935 1944 1949 1955 1959 1962 1967 1972 1976 1980 1983 1989 1993 1997 2002 2007 2011 2016 2020 Next Local elections 1947 1951 1956 1960 1966 1969 1974 1977 1981 1986 1990 1998 2003 2007 2012 2016 2024 West Indies elections 1958 Referendums 1961