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General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 22 August 1966.[1] Although the Saint Vincent Labour Party received the most votes, the People's Political Party won a majority of seats. Voter turnout was 84.1%.[2]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Vincent Labour Party | 13,930 | 50.87 | 4 | +1 | |
| People's Political Party | 13,427 | 49.03 | 5 | –1 | |
| Independents | 28 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 27,385 | 100.00 | 9 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 27,385 | 98.02 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 552 | 1.98 | |||
| Total votes | 27,937 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 33,044 | 84.54 | |||
| Source: Caribbean Elections | |||||
By constituency
| Constituency | SVLP | PPP | Independents | Valid votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| North Leeward | 1,500 | 49.9 | 1,504 | 50.1 | 3,004 | ||
| South Leeward | 1,996 | 62.9 | 1,179 | 37.1 | 3,175 | ||
| Kingstown | 2,040 | 49.4 | 2,089 | 50.6 | 4,129 | ||
| West St. George | 1,297 | 40.2 | 1,926 | 59.8 | 3,223 | ||
| East St. George | 1,955 | 61.9 | 1,202 | 38.1 | 3,157 | ||
| South Windward | 2,281 | 73.3 | 830 | 26.7 | 3,111 | ||
| Central Windward | 927 | 32.1 | 1,960 | 67.9 | 2,887 | ||
| North Windward | 768 | 28.9 | 1,890 | 71.1 | 2,658 | ||
| Grenadines | 1,166 | 57.1 | 847 | 41.5 | 28 | 1.4 | 2,041 |
| Total | 13,930 | 50.9 | 13,427 | 49.0 | 28 | 0.1 | 27,385 |
| Source: Caribbean Elections | |||||||
References
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p600 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ↑ Nohlen, p602
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