Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 13 March 1966. The result was a victory for the National Conciliation Party, which won 31 of the 52 seats.
Results
Results by department
The following table displays the number of votes and seats each political party received from each of the country's 14 departments. The party with the most votes in a department is highlighted in its party color and the party with the second most votes and seats in a department is in .
Department PCN PDC PAR PREN PPS Blank/invalid Total % % % % % Ahuachapán 10,593 65.4 3 1,758 10.8 0 1,114 6.9 0 399 2.5 0 2,339 14.4 1 – 16,203 Cabañas 8,071 73.0 2 986 8.9 0 158 1.4 0 1,821 16.5 0 26 0.2 0 – 11,062 Chalatenango 12,135 64.7 2 4,611 24.6 1 869 4.6 0 1,034 5.5 0 105 0.6 0 – 18,754 Cuscatlán 12,100 65.4 1 5,420 24.6 1 387 2.1 0 542 2.9 0 49 0.3 0 – 18,498 La Libertad 15,393 48.7 2 11,281 35.7 2 2,002 6.3 0 1,718 5.4 0 1,194 3.8 0 – 31,588 La Paz 7,689 52.7 2 6,058 41.5 1 colspan="3" 852 5.8 0 colspan="3" – 14,599 La Unión 12,327 63.6 2 1,866 9.6 0 1,513 7.8 0 3,534 18.2 1 143 0.7 0 – 19,383 Morazán 11,288 63.6 2 5,013 30.4 1 colspan="3" 201 1.3 0 colspan="3" – 16,511 San Miguel 18,663 64.9 2 4,668 16.2 1 3,894 13.6 1 1,522 5.3 0 colspan="3" – 28,747 San Salvador 32,861 31.2 3 58,579 55.5 5 7,944 7.5 1 4,855 4.6 0 1,257 1.2 0 – 105,496 San Vicente 8,723 66.0 1 3,955 29.9 1 colspan="3" 241 1.8 0 300 2.3 0 – 13,219 Santa Ana 21,324 54.4 3 9,778 24.9 1 3,585 9.2 1 1,416 3.6 0 3,082 7.9 0 – 39,185 Sonsonate 15,084 66.6 3 3,773 16.6 1 1,266 5.9 0 1,839 8.1 0 692 3.1 0 – 22,654 Usulután 18,986 67.2 3 2,973 10.5 0 3,376 11.9 1 2,936 10.4 0 colspan="3" – 28,271 Total 207,586 53.62 31 120,645 31.16 15 26,661 6.89 4 22,960 5.93 1 9,303 2.40 1 – 387,155 Source: Wells 1967, p. 32
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