Venezuelan general election, 1947
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] whilst his party won 83 of the 110 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 38 of the 46 seats in the Senate. It was the first honest election in Venezuelan history.
Results
President
Congress
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
| 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 |
7,068 |
0.6 |
1 |
0 |
| PLT |
1,300 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
| Socialist Party of Venezuela |
1,207 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
| PLT |
860 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
15,105 |
– |
– |
– |
| Total |
1,198,869 |
100 |
110 |
46 |
| Source: Nohlen |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p555 ISBN 9780199283583
- ^ Nohlen, p579