1966 Trinidad and Tobago general election

1966 Trinidad and Tobago general election

7 November 1966 (1966-11-07)
All 36 seats in the House of Representatives 19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	65.8 ( 22.3 pp)
First party Second party   Leader Eric Williams Rudranath Capildeo Party PNM DLP Leader since 15 January 1961 31 August 1962 Leader's seat Port of Spain South Saint Augustine Last election 20 seats, 57.0% 10 seats, 41.7% Seats won 24 / 36 12 / 36 Seat change 4 2 Popular vote 158,573 102,792 Percentage 52.4% 34.0% Swing 4.6 pp 7.7 pp
Prime Minister before election Eric Williams PNM Subsequent Prime Minister Eric Williams PNM

General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 7 November 1966. The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 24 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 65.8%.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	People's National Movement	158,573	52.44	24	+4
	Democratic Labour Party	102,792	33.99	12	+2
	Liberal Party	26,870	8.89	0	New
	Workers and Farmers Party	10,484	3.47	0	New
	People's Democratic Party	943	0.31	0	New
	Butler Party	704	0.23	0	0
	Seukeran Independent Party	569	0.19	0	New
	Independents	1,467	0.49	0	0
Total		302,402	100.00	36	+6
Valid votes		302,402	99.95
Invalid/blank votes		146	0.05
Total votes		302,548	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		459,839	65.79
Source: Nohlen