1977 Elections

elections An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated ...

1977 Afars and Issas Constituent Assembly election Constituent Assembly elections were held in the French Territory of the Afars and Issas on 8 May 1977 alongside a referendum on independence. The elections were boycotted by the Djibouti Liberation Movement, the National Union for Independence an ...

1977 Algerian legislative election Parliamentary elections were held in Algeria on 25 February 1977 to elect members to the new People's National Assembly. They were the first parliamentary elections since 1964, as the previous National Assembly had been dissolved in 1965, and wer ...

1977 Gambian general election General elections were held in the Gambia The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. Geographically, The Gambia is the List of African countries by area, smallest country in continental Africa; it is su ...

1977 Mozambican general election General elections were held in Mozambique in 1977. They were the first elections after independence from Portugal, and FRELIMO was the sole legal party. Direct elections were only held for local and city councils, starting on 25 September. These ...

1977 Rhodesian general election General elections were held in Rhodesia on 31 August 1977,

1977 Sierra Leonean parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Sierra Leone on 6 May 1977. They were the last multi-party elections held in the country until 1996. Background Elections were called ahead of schedule by president Siaka Stevens following his declaration of ...

1977 South African general election General elections were held in South Africa on 30 November 1977. The National Party (South Africa), National Party, led by John Vorster, B. J. Vorster won a landslide victory in the House of Assembly (South Africa), House of Assembly. The newly ...

1977 Zairean presidential election Presidential elections were held in Zaire on 3 December 1977. They were the first held after Constitution of Zaire, a new constitution was promulgated in 1974. At the time, the country was a one-party state with the Popular Movement of the Revo ...

1977 Israeli legislative election Legislative elections were held in Israel on 17 May 1977 to elect the ninth Knesset. For the first time in Israeli political history, the right wing, led by Likud, won a plurality of seats, ending almost 30 years of rule by the left-wing Alignm ...

1977 Japanese House of Councillors election House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 10 July 1977. Only half of the House of Councillors was up for election. The main question of this election was whether or not the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic Party (LD ...

1977 North Korean parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in North Korea on 11 November 1977 to elect the 579 members of the sixth Supreme People's Assembly. In the first session of the parliament that was formed that year, the second seven-year economic development pla ...

1977 Pakistani general election Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Rep ...

1977 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 21 July 1977. The result was a landslide victory for the United National Party, which won 140 of the 168 seats in the National State Assembly. Background Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Prime Minist ...

1977 Indian general election General elections were held in India between 16 and 20 March 1977 to elect the members of the sixth Lok Sabha. The elections took place during the Emergency period, which expired on 21 March 1977, shortly before the final results were announc ...

1977 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh The 1977 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh were held for 42 seats in the state. The result was a landslide victory for the Indian National Congress (R) which won 41 out of 42 seats. List of MPs won Voting and Results Results by All ...

1977 Indian general election in Tamil Nadu The 1977 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a big victory for Indian National Congress under Indira Gandhi and its allies All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Communist Party ...

1977 Indian presidential election The Election Commission of India held indirect seventh presidential elections of India on 6 August 1977. Even though 37 candidates filed their nominations, 36 of them were rejected, leading to Neelam Sanjiva Reddy being one of the two Presidents ...

1977 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election The sixth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on 10 June 1977. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won the election, defeating its rival Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). M. G. Ramachandran (commonly known as M.G. ...

1977 Turkish general election General elections were held in Turkey on 5 June 1977. Elections took place in the middle of a political race between the right-wing Justice Party (AP) and the left-wing Republican People's Party (CHP). With the charismatic leadership of Bülent ...

1977 Australian federal election The 1977 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 10 December 1977. All 124 seats in the Australian House of Representatives, House of Representatives and 34 of the 64 seats in the Australian Senate, Senate were up for election. The ...

1977 Northern Territory general election A general election was held in the Northern Territory on Saturday 13 August 1977. Though the election was won by the incumbent Country Liberal Party (CLP), the party lost five of its seven executive members. Surprisingly, one of the casualties w ...

1977 Queensland state election Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 12 November 1977 to elect the 82 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The election resulted in a fourth consecutive victory for the National- Liberal Coalition under Joh Bjel ...

1977 Australian referendum The 1977 Australian referendum was held on 21 May 1977. It contained four referendum questions and one non-binding plebiscite. To date, it is the most recent referendum to have been successful in Australia. __NOTOC__ This referendum had a pa ...

1977 South Australian state election State elections were held in South Australia on 17 September 1977. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Premier of South Australia Don Dunstan won a fourth term ...

1977 Western Australian state election Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 19 February 1977 to elect all 55 members to the Legislative Assembly and 17 members to the 32-seat Legislative Council. The Liberal- National Country coalition government, led by Premier ...

1977 Belgian general election General elections were held in Belgium on 17 April 1977. The result was a victory for the Christian People's Party, which won 56 of the 212 seats in the Chamber of Representatives and 28 of the 106 seats in the Senate A senate is a d ...

1977 Dutch general election General elections were held in the Netherlands on 25 May 1977.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1396 The Labour Party (Netherlands), Labour Party remained the largest party, winning 53 of the 150 se ...

1977 Greek legislative election Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 20 November 1977.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p830 After Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis called for early elections, his New Democracy part ...

1977 Irish general election The 1977 Irish general election to the 21st Dáil was held on Thursday, 16 June, following the dissolution of the 20th Dáil on 25 May by President Patrick Hillery on the request of Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave. The general election took place ...

1977 Norwegian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 11 and 12 September 1977.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 The Labour Party remained the largest party in the Storting, winning 76 of the 155 sea ...

1977 Turkish general election General elections were held in Turkey on 5 June 1977. Elections took place in the middle of a political race between the right-wing Justice Party (AP) and the left-wing Republican People's Party (CHP). With the charismatic leadership of Bülent ...

1977 French municipal elections Municipal elections were held in France on 13 and 20 March 1977. By 1977, President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing had been in power since 1974. The left-wing coalition of the Communists and Socialists, united under a "government program" swept t ...

1977 Spanish general election A General elections in Spain, general election was held in Spain on Wednesday, 15 June 1977, to elect the members of the Spanish . All 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies were up for election, as well as all 207 seats in the Senate of Spain, S ...

1977 Turkish general election General elections were held in Turkey on 5 June 1977. Elections took place in the middle of a political race between the right-wing Justice Party (AP) and the left-wing Republican People's Party (CHP). With the charismatic leadership of Bülent ...

1977 Manitoba general election The 1977 Manitoba general election was held on October 11, 1977, to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative Party, which took 33 seats out of 57. The governing ...

1977 Ontario general election The 1977 Ontario general election was held on June 9, 1977, to elect the 125 members of the 31st Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The Progressive Conservative Party, led by Premier Bill Davis, was re-elected for an eleventh consecutive term in ...

1977 United States gubernatorial elections United States gubernatorial elections were held November 8, 1977, in two states and two territories. Election results New Jersey The 1977 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1977. Incumbent Democratic Party (United Sta ...

1977 New Orleans mayoral election The New Orleans mayoral election of 1977 resulted in the election of Ernest Morial as the first African-American mayor of New Orleans. Background Elections in Louisiana—with the exception of U.S. presidential elections—follow a variation ...

March 1977 Fijian general election General elections were held in Fiji between 19 March and 2 April 1977. As a result of a split in the ethnic Fijian vote, the ruling Alliance Party of Prime Minister Kamisese Mara suffered a narrow defeat. Although the Alliance Party received ...

September 1977 Fijian general election Early general elections were held in Fiji between 17 and 24 September 1977. They followed elections in March which resulted in a hung parliament and no party able to gain a majority. The new election resulted in a landslide win for the Allian ...

1977 Australian federal election The 1977 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 10 December 1977. All 124 seats in the Australian House of Representatives, House of Representatives and 34 of the 64 seats in the Australian Senate, Senate were up for election. The ...

1977 Northern Territory general election A general election was held in the Northern Territory on Saturday 13 August 1977. Though the election was won by the incumbent Country Liberal Party (CLP), the party lost five of its seven executive members. Surprisingly, one of the casualties w ...

1977 Queensland state election Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 12 November 1977 to elect the 82 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. The election resulted in a fourth consecutive victory for the National- Liberal Coalition under Joh Bjel ...

1977 Australian referendum The 1977 Australian referendum was held on 21 May 1977. It contained four referendum questions and one non-binding plebiscite. To date, it is the most recent referendum to have been successful in Australia. __NOTOC__ This referendum had a pa ...

1977 South Australian state election State elections were held in South Australia on 17 September 1977. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Premier of South Australia Don Dunstan won a fourth term ...

1977 Western Australian state election Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 19 February 1977 to elect all 55 members to the Legislative Assembly and 17 members to the 32-seat Legislative Council. The Liberal- National Country coalition government, led by Premier ...

1977 Falkland Islands general election The Falkland Islands general election of 1977 was held on Thursday 6 October 1977 to elect members to the Legislative Council. Six Councillors were elected through universal suffrage, one from each constituency. The election took place just over a ...

1977 Surinamese general election General elections were held in Suriname on 31 October 1977, the first after independence.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p614 The result was a victory for the National Party Combination (an alliance ...

1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...

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