1934 Dominican Republic general election explained

Country:	Dominican Republic
Previous Election:	1930 Dominican Republic general election
Previous Year:	1930
Next Election:	1938 Dominican Republic general election
Next Year:	1938
Election Date:	16 May 1934
Module:	Embed: yes Election Name: Presidential election Type: presidential Image1: Rafael Leónidas Trujillo.jpg Nominee1: Rafael Trujillo Party1: Dominican Party Popular Vote1: 256,423 Percentage1: 100% President Before Election: Rafael Trujillo Before Party: Dominican Party After Election: Rafael Trujillo After Party: Dominican Party

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1934.^[1] Two years earlier, the Dominican Party of President Rafael Trujillo had been declared the only legally permitted party.^[2] However, the country had effectively been a one-party state since Trujillo assumed office in 1930.

Trujillo was the only candidate in the presidential election and was elected unopposed, whilst the Dominican Party won every seat in the Congressional elections. There was also an election for a Constitutional Assembly, whose role was to amend certain articles of the constitution.^[3]

Notes and References

1. [Dieter Nohlen]
2. Book: Ameringer, Charles. Political Parties of the Americas, 1980s to 1990s: Canada, Latin America, and the West Indies. Greenwood Publishing Group. 1992. 0313274185.
3. Nohlen, p252