Venezuelan Constituent Assembly election, 1946
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Rómulo Betancourt voting in the 1946 elections
Constituent Assembly elections were held in Venezuela on 27 October 1946,[1] following a coup the year before which launched El Trienio Adeco.[2] The result was a victory for Democratic Action, which won 137 of the 160 seats in the Assembly. Voter turnout was 86.6%.[3]
Results[edit]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Action | 1,099,601 | 78.4 | 137 |
| Copei | 141,418 | 10.1 | 19 |
| Communist Party of Venezuela | 50,837 | 3.6 | 2 |
| Democratic Republican Union | 49,721 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Republican Federal Union | 38,440 | 2.7 | 0 |
| PLP | 4,333 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Other parties | 17,661 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,706 | – | – |
| Total | 1,403,717 | 100 | 160 |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
References[edit]
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p555 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ^ Nohlen, p537
- ^ Nohlen, p568
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