Parliamentary elections were held in the

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on 8 November 1966.''Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands''
Office of United Nations Political Affairs, pp150–151

Electoral system

The bicameral

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consisted of a 12-member Senate with two members from each of the six

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and a 21-member House of Representatives with seats apportioned to each district based on their population – five from Truk, four from the

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and

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, three from the

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and

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and two from

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. Elections were held every two years in November of even-numbered years, with all members of the House of Representatives and half the Senate (one member from each district) renewed at each election.

Results

Senate

House of Representatives

References

{{Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands elections

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1966 in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Elections in the Federated States of Micronesia Elections in the Marshall Islands Elections in Palau Elections in the Northern Mariana Islands November 1966 events in Oceania