1966 Montserratian general election

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General elections were held in Montserrat in 1966. The result was a victory for the Montserrat Labour Party, which won five of the seven seats in the Legislative Council. MLP leader William Henry Bramble remained Chief Minister.

Campaign

A total of 20 candidates contested the elections; the MLP had a full slate of seven candidates, the Montserrat Workers' Progressive Party nominated five, with the remaining eight running as independents.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Montserrat Labour Party	2,395	60.83	5	0
	Montserrat Workers' Progressive Party	611	15.52	1	New
	Independents	931	23.65	1	New
Total		3,937	100.00	7	0

Valid votes		3,937	98.28
Invalid/blank votes		69	1.72
Total votes		4,006	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		7,265	55.14
Source: Emmanuel

Elected MPs

Constituency	Elected MP	Party
Central	Eustace Dyer	Montserrat Labour Party
Eastern	Brunel Wycliffe Edwards	Montserrat Labour Party
North-Western	John Osborne	Montserrat Progressive Workers' Party
Northern	James Joseph Howe	Montserrat Labour Party
Plymouth	Percival Austin Bramble	Montserrat Labour Party
Southern	Michael Dyer	Independent
Windward	William Henry Bramble	Montserrat Labour Party

References

General Election Results - 1966 Caribbean Elections
Howard A Fergus (1985) Rule Britannia: Politics in British Montserrat, University Centre, p99
Patrick A Emmanuel (1992) Elections & Party Systems in the Commonwealth Caribbean 1944-1991, Caribbean Development Research Service, pp10–24

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