1983 Venezuelan general election

General elections were held in Venezuela on 4 December 1983.[1] The presidential elections were won by Jaime Lusinchi of Democratic Action, who received 56.7% of the vote,[2] whilst his party won a majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and Senate.

1983 Venezuelan general election

4 December 1983
Turnout87.8%
 
Nominee Jaime Lusinchi Rafael Caldera
Party Democratic Action COPEI
Home state Anzoátegui Yaracuy
Popular vote 3,773,731 2,298,176
Percentage 56.7% 34.5%

President before election

Luis Herrera Campins
COPEI

Elected President

Jaime Lusinchi
Democratic Action

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Jaime LusinchiADURDVOI3,773,73156.72
Rafael CalderaCopeiICCNGDCIMAFUN–MIO2,298,17634.54
Teodoro PetkoffMASMIRIRE277,4984.17
José Vicente RangelMEPPCVNA-LSGARSI221,9183.34
Jorge OlavarriaNational Opinion32,2540.48
Gonzalo PérezNational Integration Movement19,5280.29
Luis RangelNational Rescue8,8200.13
Andrés VelásquezRadical Cause5,9170.09
Vinicio RomeroNational Confidence3,2360.05
Alberto SolanoEmancipatory Force1,6500.02
Félix Díaz OtegaNOR1,6100.02
Juan Iarra RiverolVenezuelan Nationalist Party1,3630.02
Adolfo AlcalaIndependent Voters1,0770.02
Other candidates6,5390.10
Invalid/blank votes171,863
Total6,825,180100
Registered voters/turnout7,777,89287.75
Source: National Electoral Council[2]

Congress

Popular vote
AD
49.90%
COPEI
28.68%
MAS
5.74%
OPINA
1.98%
MEP
1.96%
URD
1.91%
PCV
1.75%
MIR
1.58%
NA
1.04%
ICC
0.97%
Others
4.49%
Seats (Chamber)
AD
56.50%
COPEI
30.00%
MAS
5.00%
OPINA
1.50%
MEP
1.50%
URD
1.50%
PCV
1.50%
MIR
1.00%
NA
0.50%
Others
1.00%
Party Votes % Seats
Chamber +/- Senate +/-
Democratic Action3,284,16649.9113+2528+7
Copei1,887,22628.760-2414-7
Movement for Socialism377,7955.710-120
National Opinion130,0222.03+300
People's Electoral Movement129,2632.03-100
Democratic Republican Union125,4581.93000
Communist Party of Venezuela115,1621.73+200
Revolutionary Left Movement103,9231.62-200
New Alternative68,7291.01New0New
Independents with Change63,8221.00New0New
National Integration Movement59,8700.91000
Socialist League53,5060.81000
Radical Cause35,3040.50000
LNR (OLVARRIA)29,6420.50New0New
Majoritarian Independent Committee18,7620.30New0New
National Rescue15,0830.20New0New
Revolutionary Action Group15,0330.20000
Nationalist Unity Front12,2620.20000
New Democratic Generation10,2880.20New0New
MIO10,0200.20New0New
29 other parties35,5630.500
Invalid/blank votes244,281
Total6,825,180100200+1440
Registered voters/turnout7,777,89287.8
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p555 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. "Elecciones Presidenciales, Cuadro Comparativo 1958-2000" (PDF). National Electoral Council. p. 3. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
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