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1920 Cuban general election

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1920 Cuban general election

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Presidential election
 
Nominee Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso José Miguel Gómez
Party National League Liberal
Popular vote 148,278 124,739

President before election

Mario García Menocal
PNC

Elected President

Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso
National League

General elections were held in Cuba on 1 November 1920.[1] Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso won the presidential election, whilst the National League (an alliance of the National Conservative Party and the Cuban Popular Party) emerged as the largest faction in the House of Representatives, winning 31 of the 59 seats.

Results

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President

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Alfredo Zayas y AlfonsoNational League (PPCPCN)148,278
José Miguel GómezLiberal Party of Cuba124,739
Total
Registered voters/turnout515,353
Source: Nohlen

The figures do not include the results for Havana Province due to fraud and subsequent re-runs.[2]

Senate

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Party or allianceSeats
National LeagueNational Conservative Party10
Popular Party1
Liberal Party of Cuba2
Total13
Source: Nohlen

House of Representatives

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Party or allianceSeats
National LeagueNational Conservative Party26
Popular Party5
Democratic–Liberal–Nationalist CoalitionLiberal Party of Cuba28
Democratic-Nationalist Party0
Total59
Source: Nohlen

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p203 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p215