The 1966 general election was the first election held in Fiji under Universal adult suffrage. The 1965 London constitutional conference resulted in a 36 member Legislative Council, where fourteen seats were reserved for Fijian (ethnic Fijians, Rotumans and Other Pacific Islanders), 12 seats were reserved for Indians and 10 seats were reserved for General voters who included Europeans, Part-Europeans, Chinese, Part-Chinese and others who did not fit into the first two categories.
There were two types of seats - communal and cross-voting. In communal constituencies a voter could only vote for a candidate of his racial group. There were a total of 25 communal seats - nine for Fijians, nine for Indians and seven for General Electors. There were also three cross-voting constituencies where members, each of which returned three members, one for each racial group. In these constituencies all the voters voters voted to elect a Fijian, an Indian and a General member. Thus each voter had four votes. There were also two members nominated by the Great Council of Chiefs
For the first time in Fiji's history, the elections was mainly between two political parties - The Alliance Party and the Federation Party. The Federation Party managed to win only the nine Indian Communal seats, whereas the Alliance won all the rest except two that were won by independents who later joined the Alliance. After the election a Ministerial system of Government was established with Kamisese Mara as Chief Minister and A.D. Patel as Leader of Opposition.
Fijian Communal Constituencies
Lau-Rotuma Fijian Communal
| Jonate Mavoa (Alliance) | unopposed | * |
Lomaiviti/Kadavu Fijian Communal
| Solomone Momoivalu (Alliance) | unopposed | * |
Rewa - Suva Fijian Communal
| Alipate Vuate Sikivou (Alliance) | 4,427 | * |
| Jone Cure Mataitini | 1,779 | |
| Noa Niubalavu Nawalowalo | 1,268 | |
| Informal | 158 |
Tailevu Fijian Communal
| William Brown Toganivalu (Alliance) | 3,347 | * |
| Livai Volavola | 1,580 | |
| Meli Saronicava Baleilakeba | 383 | |
| Informal | 187 | |
| % turnout | 83.0% |
North West Viti Levu Fijian Communal
| Sakeasi Waqanivavalagi (Alliance) | 6,354 | * |
| Isaia Vakabua | 1,670 | |
| Jone Ravunakana | 1,268 | |
| Informal | 191 | |
| % turnout | 79.2% | * |
Cakaudrove Fijian Communal
| Jone Naisara (Alliance) | 4,908 | * |
| Anare M. Tuidraki | 949 | |
| Informal | 314 | |
| % turnout | 85.1% |
South West Viti Levu Fijian Communal
| Peniame Naqasima (Alliance) | 5,600 | * |
| Apisai Tora (Nat. Dem.) | 2,632 | |
| Informal | 133 | |
| * turnout | 83.2% |
South Central Viti Levu Fijian Communal
| David Toganivalu (Alliance) | 4,368 | * |
| Penaia Lalabalavu Latianara | 981 | |
| Meli Radelaiburelevu Loki | 873 | |
| Ifereimi Nakaiwalu | 205 | |
| Informal | 182 | |
| % turnout | 81.3% |
Macuata/Bua Fijian Communal
| Emosi Vuakatagane (Alliance) | 2,885 | * |
| Militoni Vereaqali Leweniqila | 1,774 | |
| Informal | 207 | |
| % voted | 79.1% |
Council of Chiefs nominees
| George Cakobau | nominated | * |
| Losalini Dovi | nominated | * |
Fijian Cross-Voting Constituencies
Northern and Eastern Fijian
| Kamisese Mara (Alliance) | 26,025 | * |
| Nemani Waka | 8,635 | |
| Informal | 885 |
Western Fijian
| Joshua Toganivalu (Alliance) | 25,960 | * |
| Penaia Rokovuni (Federation) | 23,171 | |
| Isikeli Nadalo (Nat. Dem.) | 4,242 | |
| Informal | 2,085 |
Central Fijian
| Edward Cakobau (Alliance) | unopposed | * |
Indian Communal Constituencies
South-West Viti Levu Indian
| Ambalal Dahyabhai Patel (Federation Party) | 7,601 | * | 64.4% |
| Ayodhya Prasad (Alliance Party) | 4,205 | 35.6% | |
| Informal | 167 | ||
| % voted | 90.5% |
South-West Viti Levu Indian by-election 1968
| Ambalal Dahyabhai Patel (Federation Party) | 7,903 | * | 74.0% |
| Manikam Vasagam Pillai (Alliance Party) | 2,772 | 26.0% | |
| % voted | 84.6% |
West Viti Levu Indian
| Siddiq Moidin Koya (Federation Party) | 6,318 | * | 73.7% |
| Jaswant Singh (Independent) | 2,240 | 26.1% | |
| C. A. Patel (Independent) | 19 | 0.2% | |
| Informal | 201 | ||
| % voted | 89.0% |
West Viti Levu Indian by-election 1968
| Siddiq Moidin Koya (Federation Party) | 6,105 | * | 77.9% |
| Saukat Ali Sahib (Alliance Party) | 1,734 | 22.1% | |
| % voted | 81.0% |
North-West Viti Levu Indian
| Raojibhai Dahyabhai Patel (Federation Party) | 4,704 | * | 51.7% |
| James Shankar Singh (Alliance Party) | 4,401 | 48.3% | |
| Informal | 104 | ||
| % voted | 94.7% |
North-West Viti Levu Indian by-election 1968
| Raojibhai Dahyabhai Patel (Federation Party) | 5,561 | * | 63.3% |
| Kishore Nand Govind (Alliance Party) | 3,223 | 36.7% | |
| % voted | 90.7% |
North-East Viti Levu Indian
| Vishnu Deo (Alliance Party) | 1,955 | 30.0% | |
| Chirag Ali Shah (Federation Party) | 3,799 | * | 58.2% |
| V. P. Bajpai (Independent) | 770 | 11.8% | |
| Informal | 100 | ||
| % voted | 92.6% |
North-East Viti Levu Indian by-election 1968
| M. T. Khan (Alliance Party) | 1,777 | 28.6% | |
| Chiag Ali Shah (Federation Party) | 4,441 | * | 71.4% |
| % voted | 88.0% |
Tailevu-Rewa Indian
| Karam Chand Ramrakha (Federation Party) | 3,220 | * | 71.5% |
| Ram Lochan Regan (Independent) | 604 | 13.4% | |
| Kunwar Bachint Singh (Independent) | 677 | 15.1% | |
| Informal | 105 | ||
| % voted | 80.0% |
Tailevu-Rewa Indian by-election 1968
| Karam Chand Ramrakha (Federation Party) | 3,718 | * | 91.9% |
| M. Y. Khan (Alliance Party) | 396 | 8.1% | |
| % voted | 73.3% |
South-Central Viti Levu Indian
| Ramanlal I. Kapadia (Independent) | 1,650 | 27.3% | |
| M. T. Khan (Federation Party) | 4,380 | * | 72.3% |
| Brahma Dass Lakshman (Independent) | 24 | 0.4% | |
| Informal | 150 | ||
| % voted | 90.0% |
South-Central Viti Levu Indian by-election 1968
| A. G. Prasad (Alliance Party) | 502 | 9.3% | |
| Ujagar Singh (Federation Party) | 4,878 | * | 90.7% |
| % voted | 97.0% |
Suva Indian
| Andrew Indar Narayan Deoki (Independent) | 2,779 | 32.9% | |
| Irene Jai Narayan (Federation Party) | 5,676 | * | 67.1% |
| Informal | 108 | ||
| % voted | 87.2% |
Suva Indian by-election 1968
| Prabhudas Kalyanji Bhindi (Alliance Party) | 892 | 13.3% | |
| Irene Jai Narayan (Federation Party) | 5,808 | * | 86.7% |
| % voted | 67.9% |
North-East Vanua Levu Indian
| James Madhavan (Federation Party) | 5,049 | * | 66.9% |
| Gaya Prasad (Independent) | 2,494 | 33.1% | |
| Informal | 320 | ||
| % voted | 87.0% |
North-East Vanua Levu Indian by-election 1968
| James Madhavan (Federation Party) | 5,870 | * | 84.5% |
| Albert Jayant (Alliance Party) | 1,075 | 15.5% | |
| % voted | 79.0% |
North Eastern Indian
| Harish Chandra Kohli (Independent) | 1,238 | 34.7% | |
| Ramjati Singh (Federation Party) | 2,328 | * | 65.3% |
| Informal | 206 | ||
| % voted | 81.0% |
North Eastern Indian by-election 1968
| R. D. Mishra (Alliance Party) | 455 | 14.5% | |
| Ramjati Singh (Federation Party) | 2,676 | * | 85.5% |
| % voted | 74.3% |
Indian Cross-Voting Constituencies
Northern and Eastern Indian
| Vijay R. Singh (Alliance) | 26,634 | * |
| Vijay Singh (Federation) | 8,068 | |
| Informal | 808 |
Western Indian
| Krishna Samy Reddy (Alliance) | 28,200 | * |
| Deo Narayan (Federation) | 25,509 | |
| Informal | 1,729 |
Central Indian
| Abdul Lateef (Alliance) | 15,598 | * |
| Madho Singh Tikaram (Federation) | 13,487 | |
| C. P. Singh | 7,989 | |
| Shiu Narayan Kanhai | 1,505 | |
| M. Azam | 987 | |
| Informal | 1,584 |
General Communal Constituencies
Northern General
| H. B. Gibson | 392 | * |
| F. G. Archibald | 292 | |
| H. A. Thaggard | 151 | |
| L. H. Simpson | 73 | |
| Informal | 33 | |
| % turnout | 90.0% |
West Viti Levu General
| R. G. Kermode (Alliance) | unopposed | * |
| R. H. Yarrow (Alliance) | unopposed | * |
Suva General
| J. N. Falvey (Alliance) | 1544 | * |
| C. A. Stinson | 1,384 | * |
| H. W. Yee (Alliance) | 1.381 | * |
| M. Bain (Alliance) | 1,288 | |
| Informal | 4 | |
| % turnout | 89.6% |
Eastern and Central General
| W. M. Barrett (Alliance) | 816 | * |
| R. Spowart | 132 | |
| Informal | 11 | |
| & turnout | 86.0% |
General Cross-Voting Constituencies
Northern and Eastern General
| D. W. Brown (Alliance) | 21,208 | * |
| J. Ah Koy | 5,604 | |
| D. J. Whippy | 2,622 | |
| T. J. McNally | 976 | |
| Informal | 11,518 |
Western General
| L. Livingston | 23,768 | * |
| P. K. Davis | 22,677 | |
| Informal | 8,882 |
Central General
| Lindsay Verrier (Alliance) | unopposed | * |
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