1966 Gambian general election

none General elections were held in the Gambia on 26 May 1966. The result was a victory for the ruling People's Progressive Party, which won 24 of the 32 elected seats.1966 House of Representatives Election African Elections Database Voter turnout was 71.1%.Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p418 0-19-829645-2 Results People's Progressive Party 81313 24 +6 United Party 21703 4 – Gambia Congress Party–United Party 19846 4 – Independents 1630 0 0 0 175732 Hughes & Perfect,Arnold Hughes & David Perfect (2006) A political history of the Gambia, 1816–1994, University of Rochester Press, p310 Sternberger et al.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p745 Of the four seats won by the United Party-Gambia Congress Party coalition, the United Party took three and the Gambia Congress Party one. References Gambia Category:Parliamentary elections in the Gambia General Gambia