1963 Venezuelan general election

1963 Venezuelan general election

1 December 1963
Presidential election
Turnout	92.27%
Nominee Raúl Leoni Rafael Caldera Jóvito Villalba Party Democratic Action Copei URD Popular vote 957,574 589,177 551,266 Percentage 32.81% 20.19% 18.89%   Nominee Arturo Uslar Wolfgang Larrazábal Party IPFN FDP Popular vote 469,363 275,325 Percentage 16.08% 9.43%
President before election Rómulo Betancourt Democratic Action Elected President Raúl Leoni Democratic Action

General elections were held in Venezuela on 1 December 1963. The presidential elections were won by Raúl Leoni of the Democratic Action political party, who received 32.8% of the vote. Leoni's party won 66 of the 179 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 22 of the 47 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 92.3% in the presidential election and 90.8% in the Congressional elections.

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Raúl Leoni	Democratic Action	957,574	32.81
	Rafael Caldera	Copei	589,177	20.19
	Jóvito Villalba	URD–PSV–MENI	551,266	18.89
	Arturo Uslar Pietri	Independents for the National Front	469,363	16.08
	Wolfgang Larrazábal	Popular Democratic Front	275,325	9.43
	Raúl Ramos Giménez	Opposition Democratic Action	66,880	2.29
	Germán Borregales	National Action Movement	9,292	0.32
Total			2,918,877	100.00
Valid votes			2,918,877	93.93
Invalid/blank votes			188,686	6.07
Total votes			3,107,563	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			3,367,787	92.27
Source: Nohlen

Congress

Party		Votes	%	Seats
				Chamber	+/–	Senate	+/–
	Democratic Action	936,124	32.78	66	–7	22	–10
	Copei	595,697	20.86	39	+19	8	+2
	Democratic Republican Union	497,454	17.42	29	–5	7	–4
	Independents for the National Front	381,600	13.36	22	New	5	New
	Popular Democratic Front	274,096	9.60	16	New	4	New
	Opposition Democratic Action	93,494	3.27	5	New	1	New
	Socialist Party of Venezuela	24,670	0.86	1	+1	0	0
	Independent National Electoral Movement	18,510	0.65	1	+1	0	0
	National Action Movement	15,746	0.55	0	New	0	New
	National Authentic Party	14,555	0.51	0	New	0	New
	Popular Electoral Crusade Group S	4,230	0.15	0	New	0	New
Total		2,856,176	100.00	179	+47	47	–4
Valid votes		2,856,176	93.53
Invalid/blank votes		197,708	6.47
Total votes		3,053,884	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,367,787	90.68
Source: Nohlen