Venezuelan general election, 1958

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General elections were held in Venezuela on 7 December 1958.[1] The presidential elections were won by Rómulo Betancourt of Democratic Action, who received 49.2% of the vote,[2] whilst his party won 73 of the 132 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 32 of the 51 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 94.4% in the presidential election and 92.1% in the Congressional elections.[3]

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Rómulo BetancourtDemocratic Action1,284,09249.2
Wolfgang LarrazábalURD-PCV-MENI903,47934.6
Rafael CalderaCopei-IR-PST423,26216.2
Invalid/blank votes111,220
Total2,722,053100
Source: Nohlen

Congress

Party Votes % Seats
Chamber +/- Senate +/-
Democratic Action1,275,97349.573-1032-6
Democratic Republican Union690,35726.834+3011+10
Copei392,30515.218+26+2
Communist Party of Venezuela160,7916.27+42+1
Republican Integration19,4240.80New0New
Socialist Workers' Party15,4760.60New0New
Independent National Electoral Movement14,9080.60New0New
Socialist Party of Venezuela10,9830.40000
Invalid/blank votes104,732
Total2,684,949100132+2251+5
Source: Nohlen
Popular Vote
AD
 
49.45%
URD
 
26.76%
COPEI
 
15.20%
PCV
 
6.23%
Others
 
2.36%
Seats (Chamber)
AD
 
55.30%
URD
 
25.76%
COPEI
 
13.64%
PCV
 
5.30%

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p555 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, p580
  3. Nohlen, p556
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