1948 Venezuelan municipal elections

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Elections to local municipal councils were held across Venezuela on May 9, 1948, except for the Federal District and the Federal Territories were local authorities had been elected in December 1947.[1][2] These were the first municipal elections with direct universal and secret suffrage held separately from the national presidential or legislative elections.[3]

Participation declined compared with the presidential and legislative elections the previous year.[3] As it was the third election in two years, there was considerable voter fatigue.[1] In total 693,154 people cast their votes.[1][2]

The elections resulted in an overwhelming victory for the Democratic Action party, following the pattern of the 1946-1947 elections.[4] COPEI won the election in the Táchira state and its local affiliate the Republican Federal Union won the polls in the Mérida state.[1] Most of the COPEI votes came from these two states, where the party won majorities in almost all of the municipal councils.[5] The Communist Party gained representation in councils in the Federal District, Anzoátegui, Lara and Zulia.[6] The Revolutionary Party of the Proletariat, the so-called 'Black Communists', won a seat in Anzoátegui.[7][8][9]

Results[edit]

National summary[edit]

Party Votes % Councillors
elected
Democratic Action 491,724 70.82 727
Copei 109,682 15.79 105
Republican Federal Union 37,573 5.41
Democratic Republican Union 26,502 3.82 22
Communist Party of Venezuela 23,567 3.39 12
Revolutionary Party of the Proletariat (Communist) 3,697 0.53 *
Socialist Party of Venezuela 597 0.09 *
Total 693,154 100 868
Source:[4][10][9]
  • "Others" obtained 2 seats in total.[4][9]

State-wise distribution of seats[edit]

State AD COPEI
/UFR 		URD PCV Others
Anzoátegui 55 1 1 2 1
Apure 20
Aragua 40 2
Barinas 38 11
Bolívar 25
Carabobo 31 3
Cojedes 33 2
Falcón 55 1 4
Guárico 35
Lara 38 3 2
Mérida 19 23
Miranda 47 3
Monagas 34 1
Nueva Esparta 20 10
Portuguesa 38 1 1
Sucre 58 5 1
Táchira 15 34
Trujillo 27 13
Yaracuy 35 1
Zulia 64 10 5

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d John D. Martz (8 December 2015). Accion Democratica: Evolution of a Modern Political Party in Venezuela. Princeton University Press. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-4008-7587-0.
  2. ^ a b Rafael Arráiz Lucca (15 February 2016). El «trienio adeco» (1945-1948) y las conquistas de la ciudadanía. Editorial Alfa. ISBN 978-84-16687-12-1.
  3. ^ a b Historia electoral de Venezuela: 1810-1998. Los Libros de El Nacional. 1998. p. 105. ISBN 978-980-6423-21-3.
  4. ^ a b c Robinson Salazar Perez; Alvaro Ballardo Marquez Fernandez (2005). Transformaciones Sociopoliticas Recientes En America Latina. LibrosEnRed. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-59754-109-1.
  5. ^ Manuel Vicente Magallanes (1973). Cuatro partidos nacionales: Acción Democrática, Copei, Partido Comunista de Venezuela, Unión Republicana Democrática. Diana, Artes Gráf., Madrid. p. 87. ISBN 9788471561428.
  6. ^ Arturo Cardozo (1987). Luchas revolucionarias en Venezuela y el mundo: t. 1o. 1917-1957. A. Cardozo. p. 89. ISBN 978-980-300-055-4.
  7. ^ Donna Keyse Rudolph; G. A. Rudolph (1996). Historical Dictionary of Venezuela. Scarecrow Press. p. 517. ISBN 978-0-8108-3029-5.
  8. ^ Clara Marina Rojas (1 January 1992). El inicio del juego democrático en Venezuela: un análisis de las elecciones 1946-1947. Academia Nacional de la Historia. p. 46. ISBN 978-980-222-559-0.
  9. ^ a b c d Los Partidos políticos y sus estadísticas electorales, 1946-1984. Consejo Supremo Electoral, División de Estadística. 1987. pp. 43–44.
  10. ^ Los Partidos políticos y sus estadísticas electorales, 1946-1984. Consejo Supremo Electoral, División de Estadística. 1987. p. 405.
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