Barbadian general election, 1966

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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 Party72,38449.6140
Barbados Labour Party47,61032.68+3
Barbados National Party14,80110.12New
People's Progressive Movement5980.40New
Independents10,6617.30-1
Total146,054100240
Valid votes79,05699.7
Invalid/blank votes2020.3
Total votes cast79,258100
Registered voters/turnout99,98879.3
Source: Emmanuel,[3] Nohlen

References

  1. 1 2 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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