Venezuelan presidential election, 1983
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General elections were held in Venezuela on 4 December 1983.[1] The presidential elections were won by Jaime Lusinchi of Democratic Action, who received 58.4% of the vote,[2] whilst his party won a majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and Senate. Voter turnout was 87.3%.[3]
Results
President
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Jaime Lusinchi |
AD-URD-VOI |
3,775,341 |
58.4 |
| Rafael Caldera |
Copei-ICC-NGD-CIMA-FUN-MIO |
2,166,467 |
33.5 |
| Teodoro Petkoff |
MAS-MIR-IRE |
223,194 |
3.5 |
| José Vicente Rangel |
MEP-PCV-NA-LS-GAR-SI |
221,918 |
3.4 |
| Américo Martín |
Revolutionary Left Movement |
52,287 |
1.0 |
| Jorge Olavarria |
National Opinion |
32,254 |
0.5 |
| Gonzalo Pérez |
National Integration Movement |
19,528 |
0.3 |
| Luis Rangel |
National Rescue |
8,820 |
0.1 |
| Andrés Velásquez |
Radical Cause |
5,917 |
0.1 |
| Vinicio Romero |
National Confidence |
3,236 |
0.1 |
| Alberto Solano |
Emancipatory Force |
1,650 |
0.0 |
| Juan Iarra Riverol |
Venezuelan Nationalist Party |
1,363 |
0.0 |
| Adolfo Alcala |
Independent Voters |
1,077 |
0.0 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
331,443 |
– |
| Total |
6,792,208 |
100 |
| Source: Nohlen |
Congress
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
| Chamber |
+/- |
Senate |
+/- |
| Democratic Action |
3,284,166 |
49.9 |
113 |
+25 |
28 |
+7 |
| Copei |
1,887,226 |
28.7 |
60 |
-24 |
14 |
-7 |
| Movement for Socialism |
377,795 |
5.7 |
10 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
| National Opinion |
130,022 |
2.0 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
| People's Electoral Movement |
129,263 |
2.0 |
3 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
| Democratic Republican Union |
125,458 |
1.9 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Communist Party of Venezuela |
115,162 |
1.7 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
| Revolutionary Left Movement |
103,923 |
1.6 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
| New Alternative |
68,729 |
1.0 |
1 |
New |
0 |
New |
| Independents with Change |
63,822 |
1.0 |
0 |
New |
0 |
New |
| National Integration Movement |
59,870 |
0.9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Socialist League |
53,506 |
0.8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Radical Cause |
35,304 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| LNR (OLVARRIA) |
29,642 |
0.5 |
0 |
New |
0 |
New |
| Majoritarian Independent Committee |
18,762 |
0.3 |
0 |
New |
0 |
New |
| National Rescue |
15,083 |
0.2 |
0 |
New |
0 |
New |
| Revolutionary Action Group |
15,033 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nationalist Unity Front |
12,262 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| New Democratic Generation |
10,288 |
0.2 |
0 |
New |
0 |
New |
| MIO |
10,020 |
0.2 |
0 |
New |
0 |
New |
| 29 other parties |
35,563 |
0.5 |
0 |
– |
0 |
– |
| Invalid/blank votes |
244,281 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Total |
6,825,180 |
100 |
200 |
+1 |
44 |
0 |
| Source: Nohlen |
| Popular Vote |
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| AD |
|
49.90% |
| COPEI |
|
28.68% |
| MAS |
|
5.74% |
| OPINA |
|
1.98% |
| MEP |
|
1.96% |
| URD |
|
1.91% |
| PCV |
|
1.75% |
| MIR |
|
1.58% |
| NA |
|
1.04% |
| ICC |
|
0.97% |
| Others |
|
4.49% |
| Seats (Chamber) |
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| AD |
|
56.50% |
| COPEI |
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30.00% |
| MAS |
|
5.00% |
| OPINA |
|
1.50% |
| MEP |
|
1.50% |
| URD |
|
1.50% |
| PCV |
|
1.50% |
| MIR |
|
1.00% |
| NA |
|
0.50% |
| Others |
|
1.00% |
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