Venezuelan presidential election, 2000
Results by state. Red denotes states won by Chávez, Blue denotes states won by Arias Cárdenas.
General elections were held in Venezuela on 30 July 2000, the first under the country's newly adopted 1999 constitution .
Incumbent President Hugo Chávez ran for election for a full 6 year term under the new Constitution. He was challenged by a former ally of his, Zulia Governor Francisco Arias Cárdenas . Chávez easily won the election with almost 60% of the popular vote, increasing his vote share over the previous elections, and managing to carry a larger number of states. Arias Cárdenas only managed to narrowly carry his home state of Zulia.
On 8 June 2004 it was announced that the results of the presidential elections would be put to a recall referendum on 15 August.
Electoral system [ edit ]
Representatives in the National Assembly were elected under a mixed member proportional representation , with 60% elected in single seat districts and the remainder by closed party lists.[ 1]
Results [ edit ]
President [ edit ]
e • d Summary of the 30 July 2000 Venezuela presidential election results
Candidates - Nominating parties
Votes
%
Hugo Chávez - Movement for the Fifth Republic (Movimiento V República)
3,757,773
59.76
Francisco Arias Cárdenas - The R Cause (La Causa R)
2,359,459
37.52
Claudio Fermín - Encuentro Nacional
171,346
2.72
Total
6,288,578
100.0
Registered voters
11,720,660
Votes cast (% of registered voters)
6,637,276
56.63
Valid votes (% of votes cast)
6,288,578
94.75
Invalid votes (% of votes cast)
348,698
5.25
No-votes (% of votes cast)
37,080
0.56
Abstention (% of registered voters)
5,120,464
43.69
Source: National Electoral Council (Venezuela) [1] [dead link ]
Popular vote
Chávez
59.76%
Cárdenas
37.50%
Others
2.72%
National Assembly [ edit ]
Summary of the 30 July 2000 Venezuelan National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional ) election results (edit)
Party
Votes
%
Seats
Fifth Republic Movement (Movimiento V [Quinta] República )
1,977,992
44.38
91
Democratic Action (Acción Democrática)
718,148
16.11
33
Project Venezuela (Proyecto Venezuela)
309,168
6.94
6
COPEI (Copei - Partido Social Cristiano de Venezuela)
227,349
5.10
6
Movement Toward Socialism (MAS)
224,170
5.03
6
Other
1,000,469
22.45
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Total
4,457,296
100
165
Registered Voters
11,705,807
Votes Cast (% of registered voters)
6,560,503
56.05
Vetted Votes (% of votes cast)
6,559,149
99.98
Valid Votes (% of vetted votes)
4,457,296
67.96
Invalid Votes (% of vetted votes)
2,101,850
32.04
Abstention (% of registered voters)
5,145,199
43.95
Source: National Electoral Council (Venezuela) [2]
Popular Vote
MVR
44.38%
AD
16.11%
PROVE
6.94%
COPEI
5.32%
MAS
5.03%
LCR
4.41%
PJ
2.47%
PPT
2.27%
UNT
1.75%
ABP
1.10%
Miranda Voters
1.08%
CVGV-LAPY
1.07%
Others
8.06%
Seats
MVR
55.76%
AD
20.00%
PROVE
3.64%
COPEI
3.64%
MAS
3.64%
PJ
3.03%
CVGV-LAPY
2.42%
LCR
1.82%
UNT
1.82%
PPT
0.61%
Others
3.64%
References [ edit ]