title: 1966 Trinidad and Tobago general election
text: # 1966 Trinidad and Tobago general election
  
  General elections were held in Trinidad and Tobago on 7 November 1966. The result was a victory for the People's National Movement, which won 24 of the 36 seats. Voter turnout was 65.8%.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | 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 | Total | 302,402 | 100.00 | 36 | +6 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 302,402 | 99.95 | | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 146 | 0.05 | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 302,548 | 100.00 | | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 459,839 | 65.79 | | |
  | Source: Nohlen ||||||
  