1966 Barbadian general election

1966 Barbadian general election

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24 seats in the House of Assembly 13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	79.70% ( 18.38pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Errol Barrow Grantley Herbert Adams Ernest Mottley Party DLP BLP BNP Last election 36.30%, 14 seats 36.82%, 5 seats 22.05%, 4 seats Seats won 14 8 2 Seat change 3 2 Popular vote 72,384 47,610 14,801 Percentage 49.56% 32.60% 10.13% Swing 13.26pp 4.22pp 11.92pp
Results by constituency
Premier before election Errol Barrow DLP Elected Premier Errol Barrow DLP

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General elections were held in Barbados on 3 November 1966.^[1] The elections were the last held using two-member constituencies, in which each voter had two votes.^[2] The result was a victory for the Democratic Labour Party, which won 14 of the 24 seats. This was the last election contested by the Barbados National Party (BNP, also known as the Conservatives). Once a powerful force in Barbados politics, the party nominated only four candidates and was reduced to two seats; the BNP formally disbanded in 1970.^[3] Voter turnout was 80%.^[1]

This was the last election before Barbados gained its formal independence from Britain on 30 November 1966. On 18 November, in anticipation of independence, the title of the Premier was changed to Prime Minister.^[4]