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General elections were held in Venezuela on 14 December 1947.[1] The presidential elections were won by Rómulo Gallegos of Democratic Action, who received 74.3% of the vote,[2] the largest presidential win in Venezuela's modern history. His party won 83 of the 110 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 38 of the 46 seats in the Senate.
The election has been described as the first honest election in Venezuelan history. In previous elections, the Congress of Venezuela had decided and voted on who would assume the presidency.
Results
President
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Rómulo Gallegos | Democratic Action | 871,752 | 74.3 |
Rafael Caldera | Copei | 262,204 | 22.4 |
Gustavo Machado | Communist Party of Venezuela | 38,587 | 3.3 |
Invalid/blank votes | – | ||
Total | 1,172,543 | 100 | |
Source: Nohlen |
Congress
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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Chamber | Senate | |||
Democratic Action | 838,526 | 70.8 | 83 | 38 |
Copei | 200,695 | 17.0 | 16 | 4 |
Democratic Republican Union | 51,427 | 4.3 | 4 | 1 |
Communist Party of Venezuela | 43,190 | 3.6 | 3 | 1 |
Republican Federal Union | 39,491 | 3.3 | 3 | 2 |
Revolutionary Party of the Proletariat (Communist) | 7,068 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 |
Liberal Party of Tachira | 1,300 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
Socialist Party of Venezuela | 1,207 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
Progressive Liberal Party | 860 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 15,105 | – | – | – |
Total | 1,198,869 | 100 | 110 | 46 |
Source: Nohlen, Bunimov-Parra[3] |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p555 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ Nohlen, p579
- ^ Boris Bunimov-Parra (1968). Introducción a la sociología electoral venezolana. Editorial Arte. p. 74.