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General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 7 November 1966. [2] The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 24 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 65.8%. [3]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| 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 | |||||
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