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

← 1978 4 December 1983 1988 →
Presidential election
Turnout87.75%
 
Nominee Jaime Lusinchi Rafael Caldera
Party Democratic Action Copei
Popular vote 3,773,731 2,298,176
Percentage 56.72% 34.54%

Results by region

President before election

Luis Herrera Campins
Copei

Elected President

Jaime Lusinchi
Democratic Action

Results

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President

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Jaime LusinchiADURDVOI3,773,73156.72
Rafael CalderaCopeiICCNGD [es]CIMAFUNMIO2,298,17634.54
Teodoro PetkoffMASMIRIRE277,4984.17
José Vicente RangelMEPPCVNALSGARSI221,9183.34
Jorge OlavarriaNational Opinion [es]32,2540.48
Gonzalo Pérez Hernández [es]National Integration Movement [es]19,5280.29
Luis RangelNational Rescue8,8200.13
Andrés VelásquezRadical Cause5,9170.09
Vinicio RomeroNational Confidence3,2360.05
Alberto SolanoEmancipatory Force1,6500.02
Félix Díaz OtegaNew Order1,6100.02
Juan Iarra RiverolVenezuelan Nationalist Party1,3630.02
Adolfo AlcalaIndependent Voters1,0770.02
Other candidates6,5390.10
Total6,653,317100.00
Valid votes6,653,31797.48
Invalid/blank votes171,8632.52
Total votes6,825,180100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,777,89287.75
Source: National Electoral Council[2]

Congress

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PartyVotes%Seats
Chamber+/–Senate+/–
Democratic Action3,284,16649.90113+2528+7
Copei1,887,22628.6860–2414–7
Movement for Socialism377,7955.7410–120
National Opinion [es]130,0221.983+300
People's Electoral Movement129,2631.963–100
Democratic Republican Union125,4581.913000
Communist Party of Venezuela115,1621.753+200
Revolutionary Left Movement103,9231.582–200
New Alternative68,7291.041New0New
Independents with Change63,8220.970New0New
National Integration Movement [es]59,8700.911000
Socialist League53,5060.811000
Radical Cause35,3040.540000
New Republic29,6420.450New0New
Majoritarian Independent Committee18,7620.290New0New
National Rescue15,0830.230New0New
Revolutionary Action Group15,0330.230000
Nationalist Unity Front12,2620.190000
New Democratic Generation [es]10,2880.160New0New
Organised Independent Movement10,0200.150New0New
29 other parties35,5630.5400
Total6,580,899100.00200+1440
Valid votes6,580,89996.42
Invalid/blank votes244,2813.58
Total votes6,825,180100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,777,89287.75
Source: Nohlen

References

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