1966 Barbadian general election

1966 Barbadian general election

3 November 1966
24 seats in the House of Assembly 13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	79.70% (18.38%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Errol Barrow Grantley Herbert Adams Ernest Mottley Party DLP BLP BNP Leader's seat St. John St. Joseph City of Bridgetown Last election 14 seats 5 seats 4 seats Seats won 14 8 2 Seat change 3 2 Popular vote 72,384 47,610 14,801 Percentage 49.56% 32.60% 10.13% Swing 13.26% 4.30% 11.94%
Premier before election Errol Barrow DLP Elected Premier Errol Barrow DLP

General elections were held in Barbados on 3 November 1966. This election was the last contested using two-member constituencies, in which each voter had two votes. The result was a victory for the Democratic Labour Party, which won 14 of the 24 seats. This was the last election contested by the Barbados National Party (BNP, also known as the Conservatives). Once a powerful force in Barbados politics, the party stood only four candidates and was reduced to two seats; the BNP formally disbanded in 1970. Voter turnout was 79.7%.

This was the last election before Barbados gained its formal independence from Britain on 30 November 1966. On 18 November, in anticipation of independence, the title of the Premier was changed to Prime Minister.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Labour Party	72,384	49.56	14	0
	Barbados Labour Party	47,610	32.60	8	+3
	Barbados National Party	14,801	10.13	2	–2
	People's Progressive Movement	598	0.41	0	New
	Independents	10,661	7.30	0	–1
Total		146,054	100.00	24	0
Valid votes		79,154	99.33
Invalid/blank votes		537	0.67
Total votes		79,691	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		99,988	79.70
Source: Caribbean Elections