Craftian general election, 1976

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1974 ← 	11 December 1976 	11 December 1976 	→ 1979
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94 seats in the Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly48 needed for a majority	94 seats in the Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly48 needed for a majority	94 seats in the Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly48 needed for a majority	94 seats in the Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly48 needed for a majority
 	First party 	Second party 	Third party
 	 	 	
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Leader 	Jim McIntyre 	Edwin Stevenson 	Dan Stanhope-Callaghan
Party 	National 	Protection 	Labour
Leader since 	25 October 1969 	14 January 1970 	16 May 1974
Leader's seat 	Lumina South 	Coastalis 	Jekken
Last election 	66 seats, 46.79% 	13 seats, 14.89% 	11 seats, 21.11%
Seats won 	58 	20 	12
Seat change 	8 	7 	1
Popular vote 	144,899 	87,282 	70,380
Percentage 	42.35% 	25.51% 	20.57%
Swing 	4.44% 	10.62% 	0.54%
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 	Fourth party 	Fifth party 	
 	 	 	
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Leader 	Ted McLane 	Alec Woodford 	
Party 	Independent Craftia 	Left 	
Leader since 	27 May 1973 	19 June 1975 	
Leader's seat 	Malloroy 	Central Hills (lost seat) 	
Last election 	1 seat, 5.75% 	3 seats, 10.40% 	
Seats won 	3 	1 	
Seat change 	2 	2 	
Popular vote 	25,011 	8,075 	
Percentage 	7.31% 	2.36% 	
Swing 	1.56% 	8.04% 	
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Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly after the election 	Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly after the election 	Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly after the election 	Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly after the election
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Premier before election 	Premier before election 	Elected Premier 	Elected Premier
Jim McIntyreNational 	Jim McIntyreNational 	Jim McIntyreNational 	Jim McIntyreNational
A general election was held on Saturday, 11 December 1976 to determine the members of the 15th Provincial Parliament of the Province of Craftia. The incumbent centre-right National Party of Craftia government, led by Premier Jim McIntyre, defeated the right-wing Protection of Craftia Party opposition, led by Edwin Stevenson, with its substantial majority largely intact. The Protection Party saw a swing of more than 10 percent to finish in the top two in terms of the popular vote for the first time since 1962, marking its return to major party status since its defeat more than a decade earlier.
The Nationals' traditional opposition, the centre-left National Labour Party, now led by Dan Stanhope-Callaghan, failed to make any major gains, dropping in popular vote and only gaining one seat. The Left Party lost two of its three seats, while the Independent Craftia Party gained two seats.
==Results==
===Legislative Assembly===
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20 	12 	4 	58
Protection	Labour	Oth	National
Party	Party 	Votes 	Percentage	Percentage	Swing	Seats	Change
 	National Party of Craftia 	144,899	42.35 	  	4.44 	58 	8
 	Protection of Craftia Party	87,282 	25.51 	  	10.62	20 	7
 	National Labour Party 	70,380 	20.57 	  	0.54 	12 	1
 	Independent Craftia Party 	25,011 	7.31 	  	1.56 	3 	2
 	Left Party 	8,075 	2.36 	  	8.04 	1 	2
 	Other 	6,501 	1.90 	  	0.44 	0 	0
Total	Total 	342,147	 	 	 	94