Kenyan parliamentary by-elections, 1966

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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

House of Representatives

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Kenya People's Union	86,334	54.3	7
Kenya African National Union	72,584	45.6	12
Others	252	0.1	0
Invalid/blank votes		–	–
Total	159,170	100	19
Registered voters/turnout		33	–
Source: Sternberger et al.

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Kenya People's Union	78,288	55.5	2
Kenya African National Union	61,698	43.8	8
Others	985	0.7	0
Invalid/blank votes		–	–
Total	140,971	100	10
Registered voters/turnout			–
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

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

Elections and referendums in Kenya

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Parliamentary elections	1920 1924 1927 1931 1934 1938 1944 1948 1952 1956 1957 1961 1963 1966 1969 1974 1979 1983 1988 1992 1997 2002 2007 2013

Local elections	1992 1997 2002 2007 2013

Referendums	2005 2010

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