1966 South African General Election
30 March 1966 · The apartheid parliament · 166 seats, 84 for a majority
General elections were held in South Africa on 30 March 1966. The result was another landslide victory for the National Party (NP) under H.
A whites-only election under apartheid: the great majority of South Africans were denied the vote entirely. Recorded here as history, with that exclusion stated plainly.
Government leader before
H. F. Verwoerd
National
Government leader (continued)
H. F. Verwoerd
National
Largest force
National Party
126 of 166 seats
Turnout
68.5%
The result
National Party
H. F. Verwoerd · 58.3% of votes · +21 seats
126
seats
United Party
De Villiers Graaff · 36.6% of votes · +10 seats
39
seats
Progressive Party
Jan Steytler · 3.0% of votes · 0 seats
1
seats