Election in Venezuela
1988 Venezuelan general election
Presidential election
Turnout 81.85%
General elections were held in Venezuela [1] Carlos Andrés Pérez of Democratic Action , who received 52.9% of the vote,[2] [3]
Background [ ] Democratic Action President Jaime Lusinchi backed Octavio Lepage to succeed him as the party's candidate for the election,[4] primary election the party chose Carlos Andrés Pérez ,[5]
Results [ ] President [ ] Candidate Party Votes % Carlos Andrés Pérez Democratic Action 3,879,024 52.91 Eduardo Fernández Copei 2,963,015 40.42 Teodoro Petkoff MAS –MIR 200,479 2.73 Godofredo Marín Authentic Renewal Organization 62,896 0.86 Ismenia Vellalba Democratic Republican Union 61,684 0.84 Edmundo Chirinos Communist Party of Venezuela 59,034 0.81 Vladimir Gessen 27,833 0.38 Andrés Velásquez Radical Cause 24,561 0.34 Gastón Guisandes 10,720 0.15 David Nieves Socialist League 10,065 0.14 Jorge Olavarria New Republic 9,969 0.14 Alberto Marini Urdaneta Nationalist Unity Front 5,821 0.08 Luis Hernández Campos Nationalist Civic Crusade 2,589 0.04 Luis Alfonso Godoy Social Power of the Nation 2,532 0.03 Leopoldo Díaz Bruzual 2,528 0.03 Alejandro Peña Esclusa Venezuelan Labour Party 2,168 0.03 Rómulo Abrue Duarte Guiding Venezuelan Spiritual Force 1,513 0.02 José Rojas Contreras New Order 1,176 0.02 Hernández Escarrá Quintara Venezuelan National Movement 1,412 0.02 Alberto Solano Emancipatory Force 818 0.01 Napoleón Barrios Movement for the Defence of Nationalist Ideas 736 0.01 Arévalo Tovar Yajur Independent Nationalist Organisation 432 0.01 Rómulo Yordi Carvajal People 382 0.01 Total 7,331,387 100.00 Valid votes 7,331,387 97.51 Invalid/blank votes 187,276 2.49 Total votes 7,518,663 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 9,185,647 81.85 Source: Nohlen
Congress [ ] Party Votes % Seats Chamber +/– Senate +/– Democratic Action 3,123,790 43.29 97 –16 22 –6 Copei 2,247,236 31.14 67 +7 20 +6 MAS –MIR 733,421 10.16 18 +6 3 +1 236,833 3.28 6 +6 1 +1 Radical Cause 117,562 1.63 3 +3 0 0 People's Electoral Movement 116,621 1.62 2 –1 0 0 Democratic Republican Union 103,883 1.44 2 –1 0 0 93,228 1.29 2 New 0 New Authentic Renewal Organization 92,117 1.28 2 New 0 New Communist Party of Venezuela 70,058 0.97 1 –2 0 0 41,984 0.58 1 –2 0 0 Socialist League 36,394 0.50 0 –1 0 0 33,728 0.47 0 –1 0 0 New Republic 24,596 0.34 0 0 0 0 Electoral Renewal Integration 18,986 0.26 0 0 0 0 National Party 14,500 0.20 0 New 0 New 51 other parties 111,463 1.54 0 – 0 – Total 7,216,400 100.00 201 +1 46 +2 Valid votes 7,216,400 96.22 Invalid/blank votes 283,635 3.78 Total votes 7,500,035 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 9,185,647 81.65 Source: Nohlen, SIC[6]
References [ ]
Venezuela portal 
