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General elections were held in the Gambia on 26 May 1966. They result was a victory for the ruling People's Progressive Party, which won 24 of the 32 elected seats.[1] Voter turnout was 71.1%.[2]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| People's Progressive Party | 81,313 | 65.32 | 24 | +6 | |
| United Party | 21,703 | 17.43 | 4 | – | |
| Gambia Congress Party–United Party | 19,846 | 15.94 | 4 | – | |
| Independents | 1,630 | 1.31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 124,492 | 100.00 | 32 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 175,732 | – | |||
| Source: Hughes & Perfect,[3] Sternberger et al.[4] | |||||
Of the four seats won by the United Party-Gambia Congress Party coalition, the United Party took three and the Gambia Congress Party one.[1]
