Dominican Republic general election, 1994

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General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1994.[1] Joaquín Balaguer of the Social Christian Reformist Party won the presidential election, whilst the Dominican Revolutionary Party-led alliance won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 87.6%.[2]

Despite reforms after the 1990 elections, including a new electoral roll, these elections were also branded fraudulent.[3] Following the election an agreement known as the Pacto por la Democracia (Pact for Democracy) was reached, which shortened the presidential term to two years, allowing new elections to be held in 1996 in which Balaguer would not run (for the first time since 1966).[3]

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Joaquín BalaguerSocial Christian Reformist Party1,275,46043.3
José Francisco Peña GómezDominican Revolutionary Party1,253,17941.6
Juan BoschDominican Liberation Party395,65313.1
Jacobo Majluta AzarIndependent Revolutionary Party68,9102.3
Antonio ReynosoMovement for Independence, Unity and Change22,5480.8
Invalid/blank votes147,646-
Total3,163,396100
Source: Nohlen

Congress

Party Votes % House Senate
Seats +/- Seats +/-
PRD-UD-PRI-BIS-PQD-ASD-PNVC1,244,44141.957-15-
PRSC-PDP1,160,40539.150-14-
Dominican Liberation Party467,61715.813-1-
Institutional Democratic Party95,8193.20-0-
Movement of National Reconciliation0New0New
Party of the Dominican People0000
National Renaissance Party0New0New
Invalid/blank votes182,556-----
Total3,150,8381001200300
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p247 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ↑ Nohlen, p248
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nohlen, p242