1966 Kenyan parliamentary by-elections

A series of by-elections were held in Kenya on 11 and 12 June 1966, becoming known as the "little general election".[1][2] They followed the defection of 29 members of the Kenya African National Union (KANU) to establish the Kenya People's Union. As a result, the KANU government passed a constitutional amendment to force the MPs to seek re-election.[3] Although the KPU received the most votes in the by-elections, KANU won more seats.

Results

edit

House of Representatives

edit
PartyVotes%Seats
Kenya People's Union86,33454.247
Kenya African National Union72,58445.6012
Others2520.160
Total159,170100.0019
Registered voters/turnout482,300
Source: Sternberger et al.

Senate

edit
PartyVotes%Seats
Kenya People's Union78,28855.532
Kenya African National Union61,69843.778
Others9850.700
Total140,971100.0010
Registered voters/turnout482,300
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

edit
  1. ^ Robert M. Maxon, Thomas P. Ofcansky (2014) Historical Dictionary of Kenya, Rowman & Littlefield, p204
  2. ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p974
  3. ^ Kenya: 1963 House of Representatives election results EISA