Venezuelan presidential election, 1988
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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
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
President
| 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 |
| Edmundo Chirinos |
Communist Party of Venezuela |
59,034 |
0.8 |
| Jorge Olavarria |
National Opinion |
32,254 |
0.5 |
| 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
| 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 |
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| 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) |
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| 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
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- ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p555 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ↑ Nohlen, p582
- ↑ Nohlen, p556
- ↑ In Venezuela, Ex-President Seeks Old Job New York Times, 28 June 1987
- ↑ The World Los Angeles Times, 12 October 1987
