1966 Dominican general election

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General elections were held in Dominica on 7 January 1966. [1] The result was a victory for the Dominica Labour Party, which won 10 of the 11 seats. Voter turnout was 80.3%.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Dominica Labour Party 11,73564.7710+3
Dominica United People's Party 5,81532.101–3
Independents 5683.1400
Total18,118100.00110
Valid votes18,11893.20
Invalid/blank votes1,3226.80
Total votes19,440100.00
Registered voters/turnout24,14780.51
Source: Caribbean Elections

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p230 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6