1966 Kenyan parliamentary by-elections

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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

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### House of Representatives

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Party| Votes| %| Seats

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| Kenya People's Union| 86,334| 54.24| 7
| Kenya African National Union| 72,584| 45.60| 12
| Others| 252| 0.16| 0
Total| 159,170| 100.00| 19
Registered voters/turnout| 482,300| –|
Source: Sternberger et al.

### Senate

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Party| Votes| %| Seats

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| Kenya People's Union| 78,288| 55.53| 2
| Kenya African National Union| 61,698| 43.77| 8
| Others| 985| 0.70| 0
Total| 140,971| 100.00| 10
Registered voters/turnout| 482,300| –|
Source: Sternberger et al.

## References

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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

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