Venezuelan parliamentary election, 1998
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Parliamentary elections were held in Venezuela on 8 November 1998.[1] Democratic Action won a plurality of seats, winning 61 of the 207 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 21 of the 54 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 54.5% in the Senate elections and 52.7% in the Chamber elections.[2][3]
People elected for the first time in this election include Nicolás Maduro and Juan Barreto (MVR), Henrique Capriles Radonski (COPEI) for the Chamber of Deputies; and Rafael Poleo (Democratic Action) and Julián Isaías Rodríguez Diaz (MVR) for the Senate.
Results
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Action | 1,246,567 | 24.4 | 21 | +5 |
| Fifth Republic Movement | 1,008,693 | 19.8 | 8 | New |
| Copei | 518,976 | 12.1 | 6 | -8 |
| Project Venezuela | 518,235 | 10.2 | 3 | New |
| Movement for Socialism | 465,977 | 9.1 | 5 | 0 |
| Fatherland for All | 171,469 | 3.4 | 4 | New |
| Radical Cause | 151,960 | 3.0 | 1 | -8 |
| Opening to National Participation | 123,948 | 2.4 | 1 | New |
| National Convergence | 119,951 | 2.3 | 3 | -3 |
| Integration and Representation New Hope | 63,422 | 1.2 | 0 | New |
| Renovación | 61,992 | 1.2 | 1 | New |
| Communist Party of Venezuela | 24,929 | 0.5 | 1 | +1 |
| Authentic Renewal Organisation | 24,794 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent Socialists | 24,384 | 0.5 | 0 | New |
| United for Human Rights | 21,550 | 0.4 | 0 | New |
| National Integration Movement | 19,138 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic Republican Union | 16,680 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| People's Electoral Movement | 15,140 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Emerging People | 9,271 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Independents for the National Community | 7,027 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| 257 other parties | 391,857 | 7.7 | 0 | – |
| Invalid/blank votes | 776,201 | – | – | – |
| Total | 5,884,588 | 100 | 54 | +4 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Chamber of Deputies
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Action | 1,195,751 | 24.1 | 61 | +6 |
| Fifth Republic Movement | 986,131 | 19.9 | 35 | New |
| Copei | 593,882 | 12.0 | 26 | -27 |
| Project Venezuela | 518,235 | 10.4 | 20 | New |
| Movement for Socialism | 440,665 | 8.9 | 24 | 0 |
| Fatherland for All | 171,091 | 3.4 | 11 | New |
| Radical Cause | 147,806 | 3.0 | 5 | -35 |
| National Convergence | 122,242 | 2.5 | 6 | -20 |
| Opening to National Participation | 76,991 | 1.5 | 3 | New |
| Integration and Representation New Hope | 62,738 | 1.3 | 3 | New |
| Renovación | 61,704 | 1.2 | 2 | New |
| United for Human Rights | 30,760 | 0.6 | 1 | New |
| Communist Party of Venezuela | 28,827 | 0.6 | 2 | New |
| Authentic Renewal Organisation | 26,610 | 0.5 | 2 | +1 |
| Independent Socialists | 24,729 | 0.5 | 1 | New |
| Democratic Republican Union | 19,195 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 |
| National Integration Movement | 18,099 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 |
| People's Electoral Movement | 17,343 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Organisation Force in Motion | 397,205 | 8.0 | 1 | New |
| Movement for Popular Democracy-Red Flag | 1 | New | ||
| Other parties | 0 | – | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 828,631 | – | – | – |
| Total | 5,792,391 | 100 | 207 | +4 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
References
- ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p555 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
- ↑ Nohlen, p575
- ↑ Nohlen, p573
