1947 Venezuelan general election (Redirected from 1947 Venezuelan presidential election)

1947 Venezuelan general election

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Presidential election
  Rómulo Gallegos 1940s (cropped).jpg Rafael Caldera en 1956 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Rómulo Gallegos Rafael Caldera
Party Democratic Action Copei
States carried 21 2
Popular vote 871,752 262,204
Percentage 74.35% 22.36%

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President before election

Rómulo Betancourt
Democratic Action

Elected President

Rómulo Gallegos
Democratic Action

General elections were held in Venezuela on 14 December 1947. The presidential elections were won by Rómulo Gallegos of Democratic Action, who received 74.3% of the vote, 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

CandidatePartyVotes%
Rómulo GallegosDemocratic Action871,75274.35
Rafael CalderaCopei262,20422.36
Gustavo Machado MoralesCommunist Party of Venezuela38,5873.29
Total1,172,543100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,662,000
Source: Nohlen

Congress

In Mérida, the COPEI ran in alliance with the Republican Federal Union. In Tachira the URD ran in alliance with the Liberal Party of Tachira. In the Amazonas Federal Territory the URD ran in alliance with the Progressive Liberal Party.

Cámara de Diputados de Venezuela elecciones 1947.svgSenado de Venezuela elecciones 1947.svg
PartyVotes%Seats
ChamberSenate
Democratic Action838,52670.848338
Copei200,69516.95164
Democratic Republican Union51,4274.3441
Communist Party of Venezuela43,1903.6531
Republican Federal Union39,4913.3432
Revolutionary Party of the Proletariat (Communist)7,0680.6000
Liberal Party of Tachira1,3000.1100
Socialist Party of Venezuela1,2070.1000
Progressive Liberal Party8600.0710
Total1,183,764100.0011046
Valid votes1,183,76498.74
Invalid/blank votes15,1051.26
Total votes1,198,869100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,662,00072.13
Source: Nohlen, Bunimov-Parra

Chamber seat distribution by state

State/
Territory
AD COPEI
/UFR
URD
PLP
PCV
Federal District 7 3 1 1
Anzoátegui 4 1
Apure 2
Aragua 3 1
Barinas 2
Bolívar 2
Carabobo 5 1
Cojedes 2
Falcón 5 1
Guárico 3
Lara 7 1 1
Mérida 2 3
Miranda 6 1
Monagas 3
Nueva Esparta 2 1
Portuguesa 2
Sucre 7 1
Táchira 2 4
Trujillo 5 2
Yaracuy 3 1
Zulia 8 1 1
Amazonas Federal Territory 1
Delta Amacuro Federal Territory 1
Source: CSE

Senate seat distribution by state

Senate seat distribution by state
State/
Territory
AD COPEI
/UFR
URD PCV
Federal District 2 1 1
Anzoátegui 2
Apure 2
Aragua 2
Barinas 2
Bolívar 2
Carabobo 2
Cojedes 2
Falcón 2
Guárico 2
Lara 2
Mérida 2
Miranda 2
Monagas 2
Nueva Esparta 2
Portuguesa 2
Sucre 2
Táchira 2
Trujillo 2 1
Yaracuy 2
Zulia 2 1
Amazonas Federal Territory
Delta Amacuro Federal Territory
Source: CSE

State legislative assemblies

State AD COPEI
/UFR
URD PCV
Anzoátegui 13 1
Apure 11 1
Aragua 12 2
Barinas 9 3
Bolívar 11 1
Carabobo 14 2
Cojedes 10 1 1
Falcón 17 2
Guárico 13 1
Lara 18 2 1
Mérida 6 10
Miranda 15 2
Monagas 12 1
Nueva Esparta 8 4
Portuguesa 11 1
Sucre 18 2
Táchira 6 12
Trujillo 12 7
Yaracuy 12 1
Zulia 18 2 2
Source: CSE

Municipal councils

State/
Territory
AD COPEI URD
PLP
PCV
Federal District 14 6 1 1
Amazonas Federal Territory 2 3
Delta Amacuro Federal Territory 4 1
Source: CSE, Arráiz Lucca

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