Elections in the Dominican Republic
Elections in the Dominican Republic gives information on election and election results in the Dominican Republic.
The Dominican Republic elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a four year term by the people. The Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la República) has two chambers. The Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) has 183 members (until 2010 only 178 members), elected for a four year term by proportional representation in each of the provinces. The Senate (Senado) has 32 members, elected for a four year term in single-seat constituencies. The Dominican Republic has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful.
Latest elections
2010 Parliamentary election
e • d Summary of the 16 May 2010 Congress of the Dominican Republic election results
| Parties and alliances |
Votes |
% |
Deputies |
Senators |
| Dominican Liberation Party (Partido de la Liberación Dominicana) and allies |
1,808,817 |
54.61 |
105 |
31 |
| Dominican Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Dominicana) and allies |
1,387,696 |
41.90 |
75 |
0 |
| Social Christian Reformist Party (Partido Reformista Social Cristiano) |
48,308 |
1.46 |
3 |
1 |
| Revolutionary Social Democratic Party (Partido Revolucionario Social Demócrata) |
20,681 |
0.62 |
— |
— |
| Dominicans for Change (Dominicanos por el Cambio) |
15,932 |
0.48 |
— |
— |
| Movement for Independence, Unity and Change (Movimiento Independencia, Unidad y Cambio) |
15,824 |
0.48 |
— |
— |
| Independent Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Independiente) |
7,990 |
0.24 |
— |
— |
| Christian Democratic Union (Unión Demócrata Cristiana) |
3,919 |
0.12 |
— |
— |
| Democratic Institutional Party (Partido Demócrata Institucional) |
1,734 |
0.05 |
— |
— |
| Dominican Social Alliance (Alianza Social Dominicana) |
556 |
0.02 |
— |
— |
| Green Party of Democratic Unity (Partido Verde de la Unidad Democrática) |
520 |
0.02 |
— |
— |
| Total (turnout 54.15%) |
3,311,977 |
100.00 |
183 |
32 |
| Source: Junta Central Electoral, european pressphoto agency |
2008 Presidential election
e • d Summary of the 16 May 2008 Dominican Republic presidential election results
| Candidates – Parties |
Votes |
% |
| Leonel Fernández – Dominican Liberation Party and allies (Partido de la Liberación Dominicana y aliados) |
2,199,734 |
53.83 |
| Miguel Vargas – Dominican Revolutionary Party and allies (Partido Revolucionario Dominicano y aliados) |
1,654,066 |
40.48 |
| Amable Aristy Castro – Social Christian Reformist Party (Partido Reformista Social Cristiano) |
187,645 |
4.59 |
| Eduardo Estrella – Revolutionary Social Democratic Party and allies (Partido Revolucionario Social Demócrata y aliados) |
19,309 |
0.47 |
| Guillermo Moreno – Movement for Independence, Unity and Change (Movimiento Independencia, Unidad y Cambio) |
18,136 |
0.44 |
| Pedro de Jesús Candelier – Popular Alliance Party (Partido Alianza Popular) |
6,118 |
0.15 |
| Trajano Santana – Independent Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Independiente) |
1,533 |
0.04 |
| Total (turnout 70.67 %) |
4,086,541 |
100.00% |
| Source: Junta Central Electoral |
2006 Parliamentary election
e • d Summary of the 16 May 2006 Congress of the Dominican Republic election results
| Parties |
Votes |
% |
Deputies |
Senators |
Progressive Bloc
(Bloque Progresista) |
Dominican Liberation Party (Partido de la Liberación Dominicana) |
1,387,878 |
46.4 |
96 |
22 |
| Institutional Social Democratic Bloc (Bloque Institucional Socialdemócrata) |
75,872 |
2.54 |
| Alliance for Democracy (Alianza por la Democracia) |
46,573 |
1.56 |
| Christian Democratic Union (Unión Demócrata Cristiana) |
24,868 |
0.83 |
| Dominican Workers' Party (Partido de los Trabajadores Dominicanos) |
16,684 |
0.56 |
| Liberal Party of the Dominican Republic (Partido Liberal de República Dominicana) |
14,456 |
0.48 |
Grand National Alliance
(Gran Alianza Nacional) |
Dominican Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Dominicana) |
931,151 |
31.13 |
60 |
7 |
| Social Christian Reformist Party (Partido Reformista Social Cristiano) |
326,893 |
10.93 |
22 |
3 |
| National Unity Party (Partido de Unidad Nacional) |
34,755 |
1.16 |
|
|
| Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party (Partido Quisqueyano Demócrata Cristiano) |
23,929 |
0.80 |
| Green Party of Democratic Unity (Partido Verde de la Unidad Democrática) |
14,623 |
0.49 |
| National Civic Veterans Party (Partido Nacional de Veteranos y Civiles) |
11,984 |
0.40 |
| Dominican Social Alliance (Alianza Social Dominicana) |
6,033 |
0.20 |
| Popular Democratic Party (Partido Demócrata Popular ) |
5,400 |
0.18 |
| Christian People's Party (Partido Popular Cristiano) |
4,793 |
0.16 |
| Others |
Revolutionary Social Democratic Party (Partido Revolucionario Social Demócrata) |
45,744 |
1.53 |
- |
- |
| Movement for Independence, Unity and Change (Movimiento Independencia, Unidad y Cambio) |
8,538 |
0.29 |
- |
- |
| Independent Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Independiente) |
5,458 |
0.19 |
- |
- |
| National Renaissance Party (Partido Renacentista Nacional ) |
2,914 |
0.10 |
- |
- |
| Dominican Humanist Party (Partido Humanista Dominica) |
2,485 |
0.08 |
- |
- |
| Total (turnout 56.5 %) |
2,991,031 |
|
178 |
32 |
| Source: Junta Central Electoral and E-Polityka.pl |
2004 Presidential election
Past elections
See also
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