Dominican Republic general election, 1947
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General elections were held in the Dominican Republic
on 16 May 1947. For the first time since 1924 elections
there was more than one presidential candidate. However, the incumbent Rafael Trujillo remained in power after receiving 93% of the vote. His Dominican Party
won every seat in the Congressional elections.
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
on 16 May 1947. For the first time since 1924 elections
Dominican Republic general election, 1924
General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 15 March 1924. Horacio Vásquez of the Progressive National Alliance won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary elections and the Constitutional Assembly election....
there was more than one presidential candidate. However, the incumbent Rafael Trujillo remained in power after receiving 93% of the vote. His Dominican Party
Dominican Party
The Dominican Party was the de-facto only political party in the Dominican Republic during the autocratic rule of Rafael Trujillo, who controlled the country from 1930 to 1961...
won every seat in the Congressional elections.
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Trujillo | Dominican Party Dominican Party The Dominican Party was the de-facto only political party in the Dominican Republic during the autocratic rule of Rafael Trujillo, who controlled the country from 1930 to 1961... |
781,389 | 93.0 |
| Rafael Espaillat | Democratic National Party | 29,765 | 3.5 |
| Francisco Prats Ramírez | National Labour Party (Dominican Republic) | 29,186 | 3.5 |
| Invalid/blank votes | |||
| Total | 840,340 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
Congress
| Party | Votes | % | House | Senate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | +/- | Seats | +/- | |||
| Dominican Party Dominican Party The Dominican Party was the de-facto only political party in the Dominican Republic during the autocratic rule of Rafael Trujillo, who controlled the country from 1930 to 1961... |
781,389 | 93.0 | 45 | 19 | ||
| Democratic National Party | 29,765 | 3.5 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| National Labour Party | 29,186 | 3.5 | 0 | New | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | ||||||
| Total | 840,340 | 100 | 45 | 19 | +3 | |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||||