1946 Venezuelan Constituent Assembly election
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]
Rómulo Betancourt voting in the 1946 elections
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Action | 1,099,601 | 78.4 | 137 |
| Copei | 141,418 | 10.1 | 14 |
| Communist Party of Venezuela | 50,837 | 3.6 | 2 |
| Democratic Republican Union | 49,721 | 3.5 | 2 |
| Republican Federal Union | 38,440 | 2.7 | 5 |
| 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 | |||
| State/ Territory |
AD | COPEI/ UFR |
PCV | URD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal District | 12 | 2 | 1 | |
| Anzoátegui | 6 | |||
| Apure | 3 | |||
| Aragua | 6 | |||
| Barinas | 3 | |||
| Bolívar | 4 | |||
| Carabobo | 8 | |||
| Cojedes | 3 | |||
| Falcón | 9 | |||
| Guárico | 6 | |||
| Lara | 12 | 1 | ||
| Mérida | 3 | 5 | ||
| Miranda | 9 | |||
| Monagas | 5 | |||
| Nueva Esparta | 2 | 1 | ||
| Portuguesa | 4 | |||
| Sucre | 11 | 1 | ||
| Táchira | 3 | 7 | ||
| Trujillo | 8 | 3 | ||
| Yaracuy | 5 | |||
| Zulia | 12 | 1 | 1 | |
| Amazonas Federal Territory | 1 | |||
| Delta Amacuro Federal Territory | 2 |
References
- Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p555 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- Nohlen, p537
- Nohlen, p568
- Los Partidos políticos y sus estadísticas electorales, 1946-1984. Consejo Supremo Electoral, División de Estadística. 1987. p. 43-44.
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