1954 Cuban general election
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General elections were held in Cuba on 1 November 1954.[1] Fulgencio Batista won the presidential election running under the National Progressive Coalition banner, whilst the main opposition candidate, Ramón Grau, withdrew his candidacy before election day.[2] Progressive Action Party emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 60 of the 130 seats. Voter turnout was 52%.[3] Batista's new presidential term was scheduled to be from 24 February 1955 to 24 February 1959.
Results
[edit]President
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fulgencio Batista | National Progressive Coalition[a] | 1,262,587 | ||
Ramón Grau | Partido Auténtico | 188,209 | ||
Total | ||||
Total votes | 1,451,753 | – | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 2,768,186 | 52.44 | ||
Source: Nohlen |
Senate
[edit]Party | Seats | |
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National Progressive Coalition[a] | 36 | |
Partido Auténtico | 18 | |
Total | 54 | |
Source: Nohlen |
House of Representatives
[edit]Party or alliance | Seats | |||
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National Progressive Coalition | Progressive Action Party | 60 | ||
Liberal Party of Cuba | 24 | |||
Democratic Party | 15 | |||
Radical Union | 15 | |||
Partido Auténtico | 16 | |||
Total | 130 | |||
Source: Nohlen |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Alliance of the Progressive Action Party, the Radical Union, the Democratic Party and the Liberal Party
References
[edit]- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p203 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Nohlen, p217
- ^ Nohlen, p204