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1966 Vincentian general election

Field	Value
country	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
flag_image	Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1907-1979).svg
type	parliamentary
previous_election	1961 Vincentian general election
previous_year	1961
election_date	22 August 1966
next_election	1967 Vincentian general election
next_year	1967
seats_for_election	9 seats in the House of Assembly
majority_seats	5
registered	33,044
turnout	84.54% ( 7.41pp)
image_size	130x130px
image2	Milton Cato 1982.jpg
leader2	Milton Cato
party2	Saint Vincent Labour Party
last_election2	50.87%, 4 seats
seats2	4
seat_change2	1
popular_vote2	13,930
percentage2	50.87%
swing2	2.99pp
image1	Ebenezer Joshua 1952.png
leader1	Ebenezer Joshua
party1	PPP
last_election1	49.03%, 5 seats
seats1	5
seat_change1	1
popular_vote1	13,427
percentage1	49.03%
swing1	0.29pp
map_image	1966 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines general election - Results by constituency.svg
map_caption	Results by constituency
title	Chief Minister
before_election	Ebenezer Joshua
before_party	PPP
after_election	Ebenezer Joshua
after_party	PPP

General elections were held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 22 August 1966. 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%.

Results

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](http://www.caribbeanelections.com/vc/elections/vc_results_1966.asp)

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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