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General elections were held in Venezuela on 14 December 1947.[1] The presidential elections were won by Rómulo Gallegos of Democratic Action, who received 74.3% of the vote,[2] 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.
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In previous elections, the Congress of Venezuela had decided and voted on who would assume the presidency.
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Rómulo Gallegos | Democratic Action | 871,752 | 74.35 | |
Rafael Caldera | Copei | 262,204 | 22.36 | |
Gustavo Machado Morales | Communist Party of Venezuela | 38,587 | 3.29 | |
Total | 1,172,543 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,662,000 | – | ||
Source: Nohlen |
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.[3]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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Chamber | Senate | |||||||
Democratic Action | 838,526 | 70.84 | 83 | 38 | ||||
Copei | 200,695 | 16.95 | 16 | 4 | ||||
Democratic Republican Union | 51,427 | 4.34 | 4 | 1 | ||||
Communist Party of Venezuela | 43,190 | 3.65 | 3 | 1 | ||||
Republican Federal Union | 39,491 | 3.34 | 3 | 2 | ||||
Revolutionary Party of the Proletariat (Communist) | 7,068 | 0.60 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Liberal Party of Tachira | 1,300 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Socialist Party of Venezuela | 1,207 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Progressive Liberal Party | 860 | 0.07 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 1,183,764 | 100.00 | 110 | 46 | ||||
Valid votes | 1,183,764 | 98.74 | ||||||
Invalid/blank votes | 15,105 | 1.26 | ||||||
Total votes | 1,198,869 | 100.00 | ||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,662,000 | 72.13 | ||||||
Source: Nohlen, Bunimov-Parra[4][5] |
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[6] |
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[6] |
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[6] |
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,[6] Arráiz Lucca[7] |
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