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1976–77 Guinea-Bissau parliamentary election

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Field	Value
country	Guinea-Bissau
previous_election	1972
next_election	1984
election_date	19 December 1976 – January 1977
seats_for_election	150 seats of the National People's Assembly
majority_seats	76
party1	African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde
leader1	Luís Cabral
percentage1	80.04
last_election1	120
seats1	150
map	1976-77 Guinea-Bissau legislative election - Results by region.svg
map_caption	Results by district
title	President
before_election	Luís Cabral
before_party	African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde
after_election	Luís Cabral
after_party	African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde

Indirect parliamentary elections were held in Guinea-Bissau between 19 December 1976 and mid-January 1977 (voting had been due to end on 29 December, but was extended), the first since independence from Portugal. At the time, the country was a one-party state with the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) as the sole legal party. A single, official list of PAIGC candidates was presented to voters, although in some areas people voted for unofficial candidates, who achieved almost 20% of the national vote. The Assembly elected Luís Cabral to the post of President on 13 March 1977.

Electoral system

The indirect election saw voters elect members of eight regional councils, who in turn elected the 150 members of the National People's Assembly. At least 50% of registered voters had to cast ballot in an electoral district for the election to be valid. Anyone over the age of 15 and with Guinea-Bissau citizenship was entitled to vote, unless they had been disqualified.

Results

References

[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/GUINEA_BISSAU_1977_E.PDF Guinea Bissau] Inter-Parliamentary Union
[http://africanelections.tripod.com/gw.html Elections in Guinea-Bissau] African Elections Database

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