1966 Kenyan parliamentary by-elections

A series of by-elections were held in Kenya on 11 and 12 June 1966, becoming known as the "little general election".Robert M. Maxon, Thomas P. Ofcansky (2014) Historical Dictionary of Kenya, Rowman & Littlefield, p204Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p974 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.Kenya: 1963 House of Representatives election results EISA Although the KPU received the most votes in the by-elections, KANU won more seats.

Results House of Representatives

Senate

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