Election Name: | 1966 Trinidad and Tobago general election |
Country: | Trinidad and Tobago |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1961 Trinidad and Tobago general election |
Previous Year: | 1961 |
Next Election: | 1971 Trinidad and Tobago general election |
Next Year: | 1971 |
Majority Seats: | 19 |
Turnout: | 65.8 (22.3 pp)[1] |
Image1: | Eric Williams (cropped).jpg |
Leader1: | Eric Williams |
Leader Since1: | 15 January 1961 |
Party1: | People's National Movement |
Leaders Seat1: | Port of Spain South |
Last Election1: | 20 seats, 57.0% |
Seats1: | |
Seat Change1: | 4 |
Popular Vote1: | 158,573 |
Percentage1: | 52.4% |
Swing1: | 4.6 pp |
Leader2: | Rudranath Capildeo |
Leader Since2: | 31 August 1962 |
Party2: | DLP |
Leaders Seat2: | Saint Augustine |
Last Election2: | 10 seats, 41.7% |
Seat Change2: | 2 |
Popular Vote2: | 102,792 |
Percentage2: | 34.0% |
Swing2: | 7.7 pp |
Prime Minister | |
Posttitle: | Subsequent Prime Minister |
Before Election: | Eric Williams |
Before Party: | People's National Movement |
After Election: | Eric Williams |
After Party: | People's National Movement |
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]