Dominican Republic general election, 1974
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General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1974.[1] The main opposition party, the Dominican Revolutionary Party, did not contest the election, leaving only the ruling Reformist Party and some right-wing and centre-right parties.[2] Incumbent Joaquín Balaguer won the presidential election, whilst his Reformist Party won the Congressional elections in alliance with the National Youth Movement. Voter turnout was 71.7%.[3]
Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joaquín Balaguer | Reformist Party | 942,726 | 84.7 |
| Luis Homero Lajara Burgos | Popular Democratic Party | 170,693 | 15.3 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 404,878 | - | |
| Total | 1,518,297 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
Congress
| Party | Votes | % | House | Senate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | +/- | Seats | +/- | |||
| Reformist Party-National Youth Movement¹ | 929,112 | 89.8 | 86 | +26 | 27 | +1 |
| Popular Democratic Party | 62,682 | 6.1 | 3 | New | 0 | New |
| Movimento Municipal del Pueblo | 42,391 | 4.1 | 1 | New | 0 | New |
| Moviemento Voluntad Popular | 1 | New | 0 | New | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 404,878 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 1,439,057 | 100 | 91 | +17 | 27 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||||
¹ The Reformist Party won 75 House seats and 21 Senate seats, whilst the National Movement won 11 House seats and 4 Senate seats.
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