1977 Bahamian general election

General elections were held in the Bahamas on 19 July 1977.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p78 The result was a victory for the Progressive Liberal Party, which won 30 of the 38 seats. Voter turnout was 92.6%.Colin A. Hughes (1981) Race and Politics in the Bahamas

Results

Elected MPs +#NamePartyDistrictEthnicity1Perry ChristieNew Providence East - CentrevilleBlack2Roland SymonetteNew Providence East - ShirleaWhite3David KnowlesNew Providence East - SalemBlack4Arthur HannaNew Providence East – Anns TownBlack5Milo B. ButlerNew Providence East - PinedaleBlack6John Henry BostwickNew Providence East - MontaguBlack7Frank EdgecombeNew Providence East – Fox HillBlack8P.D. PinderNew Providence West - DelaporteBlack9Paul AdderleyNew Providence West - CarmichaelBlack10Clement T. MaynardNew Providence West – Yellow ElderBlack11V. GrimesNew Providence West – Fort CharlotteBlack12N.R. GayNew Providence West – Bains TownBlack13B.C. BraynenNew Providence South – St. AgnesBlack14S.A. MorrisNew Providence South – Grants TownBlack15A.T. MaycockNew Providence South – Fort FincastleBlack16George MackyNew Providence South – St. MichaelsBlack17S.S. OuttenNew Providence South – St. BarnabasBlack18Clifford DarlingNew Providence South - EnglerstonBlack19L. MinnisNew Providence South – Bamboo TownBlack20E. GlintonNew Providence South – South BeachBlack21H.J. BowdenGrand Bahama – West End & BiminiBlack22Garnet LevartyGrand Bahama – Pine RidgeBlack23Maurice E. MooreGrand Bahama – High RockBlack24Loftus RokerAndros – Nicholls Town & Berry IslandsBlack25D.E. RolleAndros – Mangrove CayBlack26Lynden PindlingAndros – Kemps BayBlack27Hubert IngrahamAbaco – Coopers TownBlack28Mike LightbournAbaco – Marsh HarbourWhite29Norman SolomonHarbour Island – St. JohnWhite30P.M. BethelEleuthera – Governors HarbourBlack31Preston AlburyEleuthera – Rock SoundBlack32E. KnowlesCat IslandBlack33George SmithExuma – RollevilleWhite34Livingston CoakleyExuma – George Town & Ragged IslandBlack35P.P. SmithLong Island – North EndBlack36James KnowlesLong Island – Clarence TownWhite37W.A. MossCrooked Islands, Long Cay, & AcklinsBlack38J.R. FordMayaguana & Inagua IslandsBlackSource: Hughes

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