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

← 1968 9 December 1973 1978 →
Presidential election
Turnout96.50%
 
Nominee Carlos Andrés Pérez Lorenzo Fernández [es] Jesús Paz Galarraga [es]
Party Democratic Action Copei People’s Electoral Movement
Alliance Communist
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

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President

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Carlos Andrés PérezADPRN [es]2,130,74348.71
Lorenzo Fernández [es]CopeiFDPMPI1,605,62836.70
Jesús Paz Galarraga [es]MEPPCV221,2395.06
José Vicente RangelMovement for Socialism186,2554.26
Jóvito VillalbaDemocratic Republican Union134,4783.07
Miguel Ángel Burelli RivasNational Opinion [es]33,9770.78
Pedro TinocoPNIMD29,3990.67
Martín GarciaDemocratic Socialist Party11,9650.27
Germán BorregalesNational Action Movement9,3310.21
Pedro SegniniDemocratic National Front [es]6,1760.14
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

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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 Opinion [es]32,7510.741+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 Front [es]11,3130.260–40–1
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

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  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