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Election in the Dominican Republic
1974 Dominican Republic general election
Presidential election
Nominee
Joaquín Balaguer Luis Homero Lajara Burgos
Party
PDP
Popular vote
942,726
170,693
Percentage
84.67%
15.33%
General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1974.[1] Dominican Revolutionary Party , did not contest the election, leaving only the ruling Reformist Party and some right-wing and centre-right parties.[2] 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 % Joaquín Balaguer 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 [ ] Party or alliance Votes % Seats House +/– Senate +/– – 929,112 89.84 75 +30 23 +2 11 –4 4 –1 People's Democratic Party 62,682 6.06 3 New 0 New 42,395 4.10 1 New 0 New 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
References [ ]
^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I , p247 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6 ^ Nohlen, p241
^ Nohlen, p248
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