1998 Venezuelan parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Venezuela on 8 November 1998. Democratic Action won a plurality of seats, winning 61 of the 207 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 21 of the 54 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 54.5% in the Senate elections and 52.7% in the Chamber elections.

People elected for the first time in this election include Nicolás Maduro and Juan Barreto (MVR), Henrique Capriles Radonski (COPEI) for the Chamber of Deputies; and Rafael Poleo (Democratic Action) and Julián Isaías Rodríguez Diaz (MVR) for the Senate.

Results

Senate

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Democratic Action	1,246,567	24.4	21	+5
Fifth Republic Movement	1,008,693	19.8	8	New
Copei	518,976	12.1	6	-8
Project Venezuela	518,235	10.2	3	New
Movement for Socialism	465,977	9.1	5	0
Fatherland for All	171,469	3.4	4	New
Radical Cause	151,960	3.0	1	-8
Opening to National Participation	123,948	2.4	1	New
National Convergence	119,951	2.3	3	-3
Integration and Representation New Hope	63,422	1.2	0	New
Renovación	61,992	1.2	1	New
Communist Party of Venezuela	24,929	0.5	1	+1
Authentic Renewal Organisation	24,794	0.5	0	0
Independent Socialists	24,384	0.5	0	New
United for Human Rights	21,550	0.4	0	New
National Integration Movement	19,138	0.4	0	0
Democratic Republican Union	16,680	0.3	0	0
People's Electoral Movement	15,140	0.3	0	0
Emerging People	9,271	0.2	0	0
Independents for the National Community	7,027	0.1	0	New
257 other parties	391,857	7.7	0	–
Invalid/blank votes	776,201	–	–	–
Total	5,884,588	100	54	+4
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Democratic Action	1,195,751	24.1	61	+6
Fifth Republic Movement	986,131	19.9	35	New
Copei	593,882	12.0	26	-27
Project Venezuela	518,235	10.4	20	New
Movement for Socialism	440,665	8.9	24	0
Fatherland for All	171,091	3.4	11	New
Radical Cause	147,806	3.0	5	-35
National Convergence	122,242	2.5	6	-20
Opening to National Participation	76,991	1.5	3	New
Integration and Representation New Hope	62,738	1.3	3	New
Renovación	61,704	1.2	2	New
United for Human Rights	30,760	0.6	1	New
Communist Party of Venezuela	28,827	0.6	2	New
Authentic Renewal Organisation	26,610	0.5	2	+1
Independent Socialists	24,729	0.5	1	New
Democratic Republican Union	19,195	0.4	1	0
National Integration Movement	18,099	0.4	1	0
People's Electoral Movement	17,343	0.3	1	0
Organisation Force in Motion	397,205	8.0	1	New
Movement for Popular Democracy-Red Flag			1	New
Other parties			0	–
Invalid/blank votes	828,631	–	–	–
Total	5,792,391	100	207	+4
Source: Nohlen

Popular vote AD   24.09% MVR   19.87% COPEI   11.96% PROVE   10.44% MAS   8.88% PPT   3.45% LCR   2.98% CVGV   2.46% MA   1.55% IRENE   1.26% RENOVACION   1.24% Others   11.34%

Seats AD   29.47% MVR   16.91% COPEI   12.56% MAS   11.59% PROVE   9.66% PPT   5.31% CVGV   2.90% LCR   2.42% MA   1.45% IRENE   1.45% RENOVACION   0.97% Others   5.31%