1973 Venezuelan general election

General elections were held in Venezuela on Sunday 9 December 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]

1973 Venezuelan general election

9 December 1973
Presidential election
Turnout96.50%
 
Nominee Carlos Andrés Pérez Lorenzo Fernández Jesús Paz Galarraga
Party Democratic Action Copei MEPPCV
Popular vote 2,130,743 1,605,628 221,827
Percentage 48.71% 36.70% 5.06%


President before election

Rafael Caldera
Copei

Elected President

Carlos Andrés Pérez
Democratic Action

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Carlos Andrés PérezADPRN2,130,74348.71
Lorenzo FernándezCopeiFDPMPI1,605,62836.70
Jesus Paz GallarragaMEPPCV221,2395.06
José Vicente RangelMovement for Socialism186,2554.26
Jóvito VillalbaDemocratic Republican Union134,4783.07
Miguel Ángel Burelli RivasNational Opinion33,9770.78
Pedro TinocoPNIMD29,3990.67
Martín GarciaDemocratic Socialist Party11,9650.27
Germán BorregalesNational Action Movement9,3310.21
Pedro SegniniDemocratic National Front6,1760.14
Raimundo Verde RojaIndependent Democratic Movement3,7540.09
Alberto SolanoEmancipatory Force1,7360.04
Total4,374,681100.00
Valid votes4,374,68195.69
Invalid/blank votes196,8804.31
Total votes4,571,561100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,737,15296.50
Source: Nohlen

Congress

PartyVotes%Seats
Chamber+/–Senate+/–
Democratic Action1,955,43944.44102+3628+9
Copei1,330,51430.2464+513–3
Movement for Socialism232,7565.299New2New
People's Electoral Movement218,1924.968–172–3
Nationalist Civic Crusade189,6674.317–141–3
Democratic Republican Union140,4623.195–131–2
Popular Democratic Front54,7591.240–100–1
Communist Party of Venezuela52,7541.202New0New
Revolutionary Left Movement44,0121.001New0New
National Opinion32,7510.741+100
Integrationist National Party30,6180.701New0New
Progressive Independents27,5280.630New0New
Nationalist Unity Front15,5370.350New0New
National Action Movement12,5880.290–100
Democratic Socialist Party12,2380.280New0New
Democratic National Front11,3130.260–40–1
Popular Movement8,3240.190New0New
19 other parties30,3130.6900
Total4,399,765100.00200–1447–5
Valid votes4,399,76596.23
Invalid/blank votes172,4223.77
Total votes4,572,187100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,737,15296.52
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (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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