Elections in Venezuela
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Elections in Venezuela gives information on elections and election results in Venezuela.
Venezuela elects on a national level a head of state – a president – and a unicameral federal legislature. The President of Venezuela is elected for a six-year term by the people, and is eligible for re-election. The National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) has 165 members (diputados), elected for five-year terms.
Venezuela has a multi-party system, with numerous parties.
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[edit] Latest elections
[edit] 2010 Parliamentary election
Main article: Venezuelan parliamentary election, 2010
| Parties | List votes | % | Seats (list and nominal) |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Socialist Party of Venezuela (Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela) | 5,451,419 | 48.3 | 96 |
| Coalition for Democratic Unity (Mesa de la Unidad Democrática) | 5,334,309 | 47.2 | 64 |
| Fatherland for All (Patria para Todos) | 354,677 | 3.1 | 2 |
| Others | 155,429 | 1.4 | 3 |
| Total | 11,295,834 | 167 | |
| Source: Adam Carr's Election Archive | |||
[edit] 2009 Constitutional referendum
Main article: Venezuelan constitutional referendum, 2009
[edit] 2008 state and municipal elections
Main article: Venezuelan regional elections, 2008
[edit] 2007 Constitutional referendum
Main article: Venezuelan constitutional referendum, 2007
| Proposal | Option | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Yes | 4,379,392 | 49.29 |
| No | 4,504,354 | 50.70 | |
| B | Yes | 4,335,136 | 48.94 |
| No | 4,522,332 | 51.05 | |
| Total valid votes | 8,883,746 | 98.68 | |
| Null votes | 118,693 | 1.32 | |
| Turnout | 9,002,439 | 55.89 | |
| Abstention | 7,107,225 | 44.11 | |
| Total registered voters[1] | 16,109,664 | ||
Source: National Electoral Council (CNE)[2]
[edit] 2006 Presidential election
Main article: Venezuelan presidential election, 2006
| Candidates | Votes | % |
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| Hugo Chávez (Fifth Republic Movement) | 7,309,080 | 62.84% |
| Manuel Rosales (A New Era) | 4,292,466 | 36.9% |
| Luis Reyes | 4,807 | 0.04% |
| Venezuela Da Silva | 3,980 | 0.03% |
| Carmelo Romano Pérez | 3,735 | 0.03% |
| Alejandro Suárez | 2,956 | 0.02% |
| Eudes Vera | 2,806 | 0.02% |
| Carolina Contreras | 2,169 | 0.01% |
| Pedro Aranguren | 2,064 | 0.01% |
| José Tineo | 1,502 | 0.01% |
| Yudith Salazar | 1,355 | 0.01% |
| Ángel Yrigoyen | 1,316 | 0.01% |
| Homer Rodríguez | 1,123 | 0% |
| Isbelia León | 793 | 0% |
| Total (Turnout 74.69 %) | 11,790,397 | 100.0 |
| Source: CNE:[3] null votes: 160,245 (1.35% of all votes) | ||
[edit] Past election results
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Aprobada infraestructura electoral para el referendo del 2 de diciembre. National Electoral Council, November 8, 2007. Accessed on December 3, 2007
- ^ (Spanish) Poder electoral ofreció primer boletin oficial. National Electoral Council, December 3, 2007. Accessed on December 3, 2007
- ^ "Elección presidencial". CNE. 2007. http://www.cne.gob.ve/divulgacionPresidencial/resultado_nacional.php. Retrieved 2007-10-14.(Spanish)
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