1966 Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla general election

General elections were held in Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla on 25 July 1966. ^[1] The result was a victory for the Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla Labour Party, which won seven of the ten seats. Voter turnout was 70%. ^[2]

The elections were the first that the People's Action Movement (PAM) contested, having been founded the year before.

Results

The elections saw large differences in support across the three islands; in St Kitts, Labour received 65% of the vote and won all seven seats; however they did not win any seats outside of St Kitts: In Anguilla the PAM received 54% of the vote and won its only seat, while they also dominated in Nevis, where they receiced 52% of the vote and won one of the island's two seats, with the Nevis-based United National Movement winning the second. ^[3]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla Labour Party	6,249	44.30	7	0
	People's Action Movement	4,936	34.99	2	New
	United National Movement	834	5.91	1	–1
	Independents	2,086	14.79	0	–1
Appointed members				3	0
Total		14,105	100.00	13	0
Valid votes		14,105	99.79
Invalid/blank votes		30	0.21
Total votes		14,135	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		20,121	70.25
Source: Nohlen

References

1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p574 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
2. Nohlen, p576
3. Emmanuel, Patrick A. M. (1992). Elections and Party Systems in the Commonwealth Caribbean, 1944–1991. Caribbean Development Research Services (CADRES). p. 111. ISBN   976-8083-26-3.