1966 Fijian general election

1966 Fijian general election

26 September–8 October 1966

All 36 seats in the Legislative Council
18 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Kamisese Mara A. D. Patel
Party Alliance Federation Party
Seats won 23 9
Popular vote 214,872 113,310
Percentage 51.94% 27.39%

Elected Chief Minister

Kamisese Mara
Alliance

General elections were held in Fiji between 26 September and 8 October 1966, the last before independence in 1970 and the first held under universal suffrage. The result was a victory for the Alliance Party, which won 23 of the 34 elected seats. Its leader Kamisese Mara became the country's first Chief Minister the following year.