1940 Cuban general election
General elections were held in Cuba on 14 July 1940.[1] Fulgencio Batista won the presidential election running under the People's Socialist Coalition banner, whilst the Partido Auténtico emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives. Voter turnout was 73.4%.[2]
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Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Fulgencio Batista | Democratic Socialist Coalition[lower-alpha 1] | 805,125 | ||
| Ramón Grau | Opposition Front[lower-alpha 2] | 573,576 | ||
| Reynaldo Márquez | National Agrarian Party | |||
| Total | ||||
| Total votes | 1,421,563 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,936,212 | 73.42 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
- Alliance of the Communist Revolutionary Union, Progressive Action, the Democratic National Association, the Liberal Party and the Republican Democratic Party
- Alliance of ABC, the Partido Auténtico and Republican Action
Senate
| Party or alliance | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Socialist Coalition | Republican Democratic Party | 10 | ||
| Liberal Party of Cuba | 5 | |||
| Nationalist Union | 5 | |||
| Democratic National Association | 2 | |||
| Cuban Popular Party | 0 | |||
| Communist Revolutionary Union | 0 | |||
| Opposition Front | Partido Auténtico | 8 | ||
| ABC | 3 | |||
| Republican Action | 3 | |||
| Total | 36 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
House of Representatives
| Party or alliance | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Socialist Coalition | Liberal Party of Cuba | 23 | ||
| Republican Democratic Party | 22 | |||
| Nationalist Union | 21 | |||
| Democratic National Association | 18 | |||
| Communist Revolutionary Union | 10 | |||
| Opposition Front | Partido Auténtico | 34 | ||
| Republican Action | 16 | |||
| ABC | 12 | |||
| Total | 156 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p203 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- Nohlen, p204
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