1966 Barbadian general election

General elections were held in Barbados on 3 November 1966.^[1] Unlike previous elections, which used single-member constituencies, this election was contested using two-member constituencies, in which each voter had two votes.^[2] The result was a victory for the Democratic Labour Party, which won 14 of the 24 seats. Voter turnout was 79.7%.^[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Democratic Labour Party	72,384	49.6	14	0
Barbados Labour Party	47,610	32.6	8	+3
Barbados National Party	14,801	10.1	2	New
People's Progressive Movement	598	0.4	0	New
Independents	10,661	7.3	0	-1
Total	146,054	100	24	0

Valid votes	79,056	99.7
Invalid/blank votes	202	0.3
Total votes cast	79,258	100
Registered voters/turnout	99,988	79.3
Source: Emmanuel,^[3] Nohlen

References

^ ^a ^b Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p90 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
^ Nohlen, p92
^ Patrick A Emmanuel (1992) Elections & Party Systems in the Commonwealth Caribbean 1944-1991, Caribbean Development Research Service, pp10–24

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[DN-1] Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p90 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

[2] Nohlen, p92

[3] Patrick A Emmanuel (1992) Elections & Party Systems in the Commonwealth Caribbean 1944-1991, Caribbean Development Research Service, pp10–24

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