Venezuelan presidential election, 1988
General elections were held in Venezuela on 4 December 1988.[ 1] The presidential elections were won by Carlos Andrés Pérez of Democratic Action , who received 52.9% of the vote,[ 2] whilst his party won the most seats in the Chamber of Deputies and Senate. Voter turnout was 81.9% in the presidential election and 81.7% in the Congressional elections.[ 3]
Background [ edit ]
Democratic Action President Jaime Lusinchi backed Octavio Lepage to succeed him as the party's candidate for the election,[ 4] but in a primary election the party chose Carlos Andrés Pérez ,[ 5] (previously president from 1973 to 1978).
Results [ edit ]
President [ edit ]
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Carlos Andrés Pérez
Democratic Action
3,879,024
52.9
Eduardo Fernández
Copei
2,963,015
40.4
Teodoro Petkoff
MAS -MIR
200,479
2.7
Godofredo Marín
Authentic Renewal Organisation
62,896
0.9
Ismenia Vellalba
Democratic Republican Union
61,684
0.8
Jorge Olavarria
National Opinion
32,254
0.5
Edmundo Chirinos
Communist Party of Venezuela
59,034
0.8
Vladimir Gessen
New Democratic Generation
27,833
0.4
Andrés Velásquez
Radical Cause
24,561
0.3
Gastón Guisandes
National Opinion
10,720
0.1
David Nieves
Socialist League
10,065
0.1
Jorge Olavarria
LNR
9,969
0.1
Alberto Marini Urdaneta
Nationalist Unity Front
5,821
0.1
Luis Hernández Campos
Nationalist Civic Crusade
2,589
0.0
Luis Alfonso Godoy
Nosotros PSN
2,532
0.0
Leopoldo Díaz Bruzual
New Alternative
2,528
0.0
Alejandro Peña Esclusa
PUV
2,168
0.0
Rómulo Abrue Duarte
FEVO
1,513
0.0
José Rojas Contreras
New Order
1,176
0.0
Hernández Escarrá Quintara
MNV
1,412
0.0
Alberto Solano
Emancipatory Force
818
0.0
Napoleón Barrios
MPDIN
736
0.0
Arévalo Tovar Yajur
ONI
432
0.0
Rómulo Yordi Carvajal
PUEBLO
382
0.0
Invalid/blank votes
187,276
–
Total
7,518,663
100
Source: Nohlen
Congress [ edit ]
Party
Votes
%
Seats
Chamber
+/-
Senate
+/-
Democratic Action
3,123,790
43.3
97
-16
22
-6
Copei
2,247,236
31.1
67
+7
20
+6
MAS -MIR
733,421
10.2
18
+6
3
+1
New Democratic Generation
236,833
3.3
6
+6
1
+1
Radical Cause
117,562
1.6
3
+3
0
0
People's Electoral Movement
116,621
1.6
2
-1
0
0
Democratic Republican Union
103,883
1.4
2
-1
0
0
Formula 1
93,228
1.3
2
New
0
New
Authentic Renewal Organisation
92,117
1.3
2
New
0
New
National Opinion
351,709
4.9
1
-2
0
0
Communist Party of Venezuela
1
-2
0
0
56 other parties
0
–
0
–
Invalid/blank votes
283,635
–
–
–
–
–
Total
7,500,085
100
201
+1
46
+2
Source: Nohlen
Popular Vote
AD
43.29%
COPEI
31.14%
MAS-MIR
10.16%
NGD
3.28%
LCR
1.63%
MEP
1.62%
URD
1.44%
FORMULA 1
1.29%
ORA
1.28%
Others
4.87%
Seats (Chamber)
AD
48.26%
COPEI
33.33%
MAS-MIR
8.96%
NGD
2.99%
LCR
1.49%
MEP
1.00%
URD
1.00%
FORMULA 1
1.00%
ORA
1.00%
Others
1.00%
References [ edit ]