Venezuelan parliamentary election, 1998
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Parliamentary elections were held in Venezuela
on 8 November 1998. Democratic Action
won a plurality of seats, winning 61 of the 207 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 21 of the 54 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 54.5% in the Senate elections and 52.7% in the Chamber elections.
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
on 8 November 1998. Democratic Action
Democratic Action
Democratic Action is a centrist Venezuelan political party established in 1941. The party and its antecedents played an important role in the early years of Venezuelan democracy, and led the government during Venezuela's first democratic period...
won a plurality of seats, winning 61 of the 207 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 21 of the 54 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 54.5% in the Senate elections and 52.7% in the Chamber elections.
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Action Democratic Action Democratic Action is a centrist Venezuelan political party established in 1941. The party and its antecedents played an important role in the early years of Venezuelan democracy, and led the government during Venezuela's first democratic period... |
1,2465,567 | 24.4 | 21 | |
| Fifth Republic Movement Fifth Republic Movement The Fifth Republic Movement was a left-wing, Socialist political party in Venezuela. It was founded in July 1997, following a national congress of the Revolutionary Bolivarian Movement-200, to support the candidacy of Hugo Chávez, the current President of Venezuela, in the Venezuelan presidential... |
1,008,693 | 19.8 | 8 | New |
| Copei | 518,976 | 12.1 | 6 | |
| Project Venezuela Project Venezuela Project Venezuela is a political party in Venezuela.At the legislative elections, 30 July 2000, the party won 7 out of 165 seats in the National Assembly of Venezuela. The legislative elections of 2006 were boycotted by the party... |
518,235 | 10.2 | 3 | New |
| Movement for Socialism Movement for Socialism (Venezuela) Movement for Socialism is a center-left political party in Venezuela.-History:The Movement for Socialism is a social-democratic political party in Venezuela. MAS was founded in 1971 by a faction of the Communist Party of Venezuela, with a view to emphasising a socialist message... |
465,977 | 9.1 | 5 | 0 |
| Fatherland for All | 171,469 | 3.4 | 4 | New |
| Radical Cause Radical Cause The Radical Cause is a working class political party in Venezuela, part of the Venezuelan opposition to president Hugo Chavez... |
151,960 | 3.0 | 1 | |
| Opening to National Participation | 123,948 | 2.4 | 1 | New |
| National Convergence National Convergence The National Convergence is a conservative/Christian democratic political party in Venezuela. It was founded in 1993 by former President of Venezuela Rafael Caldera, successfully gaining a second term in the Venezuelan presidential election, 1993. From 1995 to 2004 Eduardo Lapi held the... |
119,951 | 2.3 | 3 | |
| Integration and Representation New Hope | 63,422 | 1.2 | 0 | New |
| Renovación | 61,992 | 1.2 | 1 | New |
| Communist Party of Venezuela Communist Party of Venezuela The Communist Party of Venezuela is a Marxist-Leninist political party, and the oldest continuously existing party in Venezuela... |
24,929 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| Authentic Renewal Organisation | 24,794 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent Socialists | 24,384 | 0.5 | 0 | New |
| United for Human Rights United for Human Rights United for Human Rights was a political party in Venezuela. The party first contested national elections in 1998, when it won a single seat in the Chamber of Deputies. However, it lost its seat in the 2000 elections.... |
21,550 | 0.4 | 0 | New |
| National Integration Movement | 19,138 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic Republican Union Democratic Republican Union The Democratic Republican Union is a Venezuelan political party founded in 1945.When the party appeared on course to win the 1952 election for a constitutional assembly, dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez suspended the election... |
16,680 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| People's Electoral Movement | 15,140 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Emerging People | 9,271 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Independents for the National Community | 7,027 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| 257 other parties | 391,857 | 7.7 | 0 | – |
| Invalid/blank votes | 776,201 | – | – | – |
| Total | 5,884,588 | 100 | 54 | +4 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Chamber of Deputies
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Action Democratic Action Democratic Action is a centrist Venezuelan political party established in 1941. The party and its antecedents played an important role in the early years of Venezuelan democracy, and led the government during Venezuela's first democratic period... |
1,195,751 | 24.1 | 61 | |
| Fifth Republic Movement Fifth Republic Movement The Fifth Republic Movement was a left-wing, Socialist political party in Venezuela. It was founded in July 1997, following a national congress of the Revolutionary Bolivarian Movement-200, to support the candidacy of Hugo Chávez, the current President of Venezuela, in the Venezuelan presidential... |
986,131 | 19.9 | 35 | New |
| Copei | 593,882 | 12.0 | 26 | |
| Project Venezuela Project Venezuela Project Venezuela is a political party in Venezuela.At the legislative elections, 30 July 2000, the party won 7 out of 165 seats in the National Assembly of Venezuela. The legislative elections of 2006 were boycotted by the party... |
518,235 | 10.4 | 20 | New |
| Movement for Socialism Movement for Socialism (Venezuela) Movement for Socialism is a center-left political party in Venezuela.-History:The Movement for Socialism is a social-democratic political party in Venezuela. MAS was founded in 1971 by a faction of the Communist Party of Venezuela, with a view to emphasising a socialist message... |
440,665 | 8.9 | 24 | 0 |
| Fatherland for All | 171,091 | 3.4 | 11 | New |
| Radical Cause Radical Cause The Radical Cause is a working class political party in Venezuela, part of the Venezuelan opposition to president Hugo Chavez... |
147,806 | 3.0 | 5 | |
| National Convergence National Convergence The National Convergence is a conservative/Christian democratic political party in Venezuela. It was founded in 1993 by former President of Venezuela Rafael Caldera, successfully gaining a second term in the Venezuelan presidential election, 1993. From 1995 to 2004 Eduardo Lapi held the... |
122,242 | 2.5 | 6 | |
| Opening to National Participation | 76,991 | 1.5 | 3 | New |
| Integration and Representation New Hope | 62,738 | 1.3 | 3 | New |
| Renovación | 61,704 | 1.2 | 2 | New |
| United for Human Rights United for Human Rights United for Human Rights was a political party in Venezuela. The party first contested national elections in 1998, when it won a single seat in the Chamber of Deputies. However, it lost its seat in the 2000 elections.... |
30,760 | 0.6 | 1 | New |
| Independent Socialists | 24,729 | 0.5 | 1 | New |
| Communist Party of Venezuela Communist Party of Venezuela The Communist Party of Venezuela is a Marxist-Leninist political party, and the oldest continuously existing party in Venezuela... |
28,827 | 0.6 | 2 | New |
| Authentic Renewal Organisation | 26,610 | 0.5 | 2 | |
| Democratic Republican Union Democratic Republican Union The Democratic Republican Union is a Venezuelan political party founded in 1945.When the party appeared on course to win the 1952 election for a constitutional assembly, dictator Marcos Pérez Jiménez suspended the election... |
19,195 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 |
| National Integration Movement | 18,099 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 |
| People's Electoral Movement | 17,343 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Organisation Force in Motion | 397,205 | 8.0 | 1 | New |
| Movement for Popular Democracy-Red Flag Red Flag Party Red Flag Party is a communist party in Venezuela. It was formed in 1970 by anti-revisionist members of the Movement of the Revolutionary Left... |
1 | New | ||
| Other parties | 0 | – | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 828,631 | – | – | – |
| Total | 5,792,391 | 100 | 207 | +4 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||