General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 22 June 1976.
[3] Only fourteen incumbent MLAs were re-elected, with two ministers – David Thuguvoda and Ashley Wickham – losing their seats.
[4] Kenilorea was elected unopposed in East ꞌAreꞌare.
[3] The Independent Group won 15 of the 38 seats,[2] with the National Democratic Party winning eight.
[5] Following the elections, the Legislative Assembly elected the Chief Minister in mid-July,[7] with Kenilorea defeating incumbent Chief Minister Solomon Mamaloni by 21 votes to 16 in the seventh round of voting.