Gambian general election, 1966

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General elections were held in the Gambia on 26 May 1966. They result was a victory for the ruling People's Progressive Party, which won 24 of the 32 elected seats.^[1] Voter turnout was 71.1%.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
People's Progressive Party	81,313	65.31	24	+6
United Party	21,703	17.43	4	–
United Party–Gambia Congress Party	19,846	15.94	4	–
Independents	1,630	1.31	0	0
Total	124,492	100	32	0
Registered voters/turnout	175,732	70.8	–	–
Source: Hughes & Perfect,^[3] Sternberger et al.^[4]

Of the four seats won by the United Party-Gambia Congress Party coalition, the United Party took three and the Gambia Congress Party one.^[1]

References

1 2 1966 House of Representatives Election African Elections Database
↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p418 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
↑ Arnold Hughes & David Perfect (2006) A political history of the Gambia, 1816–1994, University of Rochester Press, p310
↑ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p745

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