1966 Barbadian general election

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3 November 1966

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24 seats in the House of Assembly
13 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

79.70% (

18.38pp)

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Errol Barrow	Grantley Herbert Adams	Ernest Mottley
Party	DLP	BLP	BNP
Last election	36.30%, 14 seats	36.82%, 5 seats	22.05%, 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	13.26pp	4.22pp	11.92pp

Results by constituency

Premier before election

Errol Barrow
DLP

Elected Premier

Errol Barrow
DLP

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General elections were held in Barbados on 3 November 1966. The elections were the last held 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 nominated only four candidates and was reduced to two seats; the BNP formally disbanded in 1970. Voter turnout was 80%.

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

References

^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p90 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
Nohlen, p92
"Barbados Electors Association (BEA)". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
"Barbados General Election Results - 3 November 1966". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

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