Venezuelan general election, 1973

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General elections were held in Venezuela on Sunday December 9, 1973.[1] The presidential elections were won by Carlos Andrés Pérez of Democratic Action, who received 48.7% of the vote,[2] whilst his party won a majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and Senate. Voter turnout was 96.5%.[3]

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Carlos Andrés PérezAD-PRN2,130,74348.7
Leonardo FernándezCopei-FDP-MPI1,605,62836.7
Jesus Paz GallarragaMEP-PCV221,2395.1
José Vicente RangelMovement for Socialism186,2554.3
Jóvito VillalbaDemocratic Republican Union134,4783.1
Miguel Ángel Burelli RivasNational Opinion33,9770.8
Pedro TinocoPNI-MD29,3990.7
Martín GarciaPSD11,9650.3
Germán BorregalesNational Action Movement9,3310.2
Pedro SegniniDemocratic National Front6,1760.1
Raimundo Verde RojaIndependent Democratic Movement3,7540.1
Alberto SolanoEmancipatory Force1,7360.0
Invalid/blank votes196,880
Total4,571,561100
Source: Nohlen

Congress

Party Votes % Seats
Chamber +/- Senate +/-
Democratic Action1,955,43944.4102+3628+9
Copei1,330,51430.264+513-3
Movement for Socialism232,7565.39New2New
People's Electoral Movement218,1925.08-172-3
Nationalist Civic Crusade189,6674.37-141-3
Democratic Republican Union140,4623.25-131-2
Popular Democratic Front54,7591.20-100-1
Communist Party of Venezuela52,7541.22New0New
Revolutionary Left Movement44,0121.01New0New
National Opinion32,7510.71+100
Integrationist National Party30,6180.71New0New
Progressive Independents27,5280.60New0New
Nationalist Unity Front15,5370.40New0New
National Action Movement12,5880.30-100
PSD12,2380.30New0New
Democratic National Front11,3130.30-40-1
Popular Movement8,3240.20New0New
19 other parties8,0310.200
Invalid/blank votes172,422
Total4,572,187100200-1447-5
Source: Nohlen
Popular Vote
AD
 
44.44%
COPEI
 
30.24%
MAS
 
5.29%
MEP
 
4.96%
CCN
 
4.31%
URD
 
3.19%
FDP
 
1.24%
PCV
 
1.20%
MIR
 
1.00%
Others
 
3.61%
Seats (Chamber)
AD
 
51.00%
COPEI
 
32.00%
MAS
 
4.50%
MEP
 
4.00%
CCN
 
3.50%
URD
 
2.50%
PCV
 
1.00%
MIR
 
0.50%
Others
 
1.00%

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p555 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, p581
  3. Nohlen, p556
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