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1966 Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla general election
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General elections were held in Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla on 25 July 1966.Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p574 978-0-19-928357-6 The result was a victory for the Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla Labour Party, which won seven of the ten seats. Voter turnout was 70%.Nohlen, p576
The elections were the first that the People's Action Movement (PAM) contested, having been founded in January 1965.
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 received 52% of the vote and won one of the island's two seats, with the Nevis-based United National Movement winning the second. Emmanuel Patrick A. M. Elections and Party Systems in the Commonwealth Caribbean, 1944–1991 1992 Caribbean Development Research Services (CADRES) 111 976-8083-26-3
Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla Labour Party 6249 7 0 People's Action Movement 4936 2 New United National Movement 834 1 –1 Independents 2086 0 –1 Appointed members 3 0 30 0 20121 Nohlen
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