1974 Dominican Republic general election
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General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1974.[1] The main opposition party, the Dominican Revolutionary Party, did not contest the election, leaving only the ruling Reformist Party and some right-wing and centre-right parties.[2] Incumbent Joaquín Balaguer won the presidential election, whilst his Reformist Party won the Congressional elections in alliance with the National Youth Movement. Voter turnout was 71.7%.[3]
Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Joaquín Balaguer | Reformist Party | 942,726 | 84.67 | |
| Luis Homero Lajara Burgos | People's Democratic Party | 170,693 | 15.33 | |
| Total | 1,113,419 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,113,419 | 73.33 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 404,878 | 26.67 | ||
| Total votes | 1,518,297 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,006,323 | 75.68 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Congress
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| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | |||||||
| House | +/– | Senate | +/– | |||||||
| PR–MNJ | Reformist Party | 929,112 | 89.84 | 75 | +30 | 23 | +2 | |||
| National Youth Movement | 11 | –4 | 4 | –1 | ||||||
| People's Democratic Party | 62,682 | 6.06 | 3 | New | 0 | New | ||||
| Municipal Movement of the People | 42,395 | 4.10 | 1 | New | 0 | New | ||||
| People's Will Movement | 1 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| Total | 1,034,189 | 100.00 | 91 | +17 | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Valid votes | 1,034,189 | 71.87 | ||||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 404,878 | 28.13 | ||||||||
| Total votes | 1,439,067 | 100.00 | ||||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,006,323 | 71.73 | ||||||||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||||||||
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References
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p247 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ↑ Nohlen, p241
- ↑ Nohlen, p248