| Country: | Venezuela (1954) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Election Date: | 14 December 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General elections were held in Venezuela on 14 December 1947.[1] The presidential elections were won by Rómulo Gallegos of Democratic Action, who received 74.3% of the vote,[2] the largest presidential win in Venezuela's modern history. His party won 83 of the 110 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 38 of the 46 seats in the Senate.
In previous elections, the Congress of Venezuela had decided and voted on who would assume the presidency.
In Mérida, the COPEI ran in alliance with the Republican Federal Union. In Tachira the URD ran in alliance with the Liberal Party of Tachira. In the Amazonas Federal Territory the URD ran in alliance with the Progressive Liberal Party.[3]
| State/ Territory | AD | COPEI /UFR | URD PLP | PCV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal District | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Anzoátegui | 4 | 1 | ||
| Apure | 2 | |||
| Aragua | 3 | 1 | ||
| Barinas | 2 | |||
| Bolívar | 2 | |||
| Carabobo | 5 | 1 | ||
| Cojedes | 2 | |||
| Falcón | 5 | 1 | ||
| Guárico | 3 | |||
| Lara | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mérida | 2 | 3 | ||
| Miranda | 6 | 1 | ||
| Monagas | 3 | |||
| Nueva Esparta | 2 | 1 | ||
| Portuguesa | 2 | |||
| Sucre | 7 | 1 | ||
| Táchira | 2 | 4 | ||
| Trujillo | 5 | 2 | ||
| Yaracuy | 3 | 1 | ||
| Zulia | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| Amazonas Federal Territory | 1 | |||
| Delta Amacuro Federal Territory | 1 | |||
| align=left colspan=5 | Source: CSE |
| Federal District | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Anzoátegui | 2 | |||
| Apure | 2 | |||
| Aragua | 2 | |||
| Barinas | 2 | |||
| Bolívar | 2 | |||
| Carabobo | 2 | |||
| Cojedes | 2 | |||
| Falcón | 2 | |||
| Guárico | 2 | |||
| Lara | 2 | |||
| Mérida | 2 | |||
| Miranda | 2 | |||
| Monagas | 2 | |||
| Nueva Esparta | 2 | |||
| Portuguesa | 2 | |||
| Sucre | 2 | |||
| Táchira | 2 | |||
| Trujillo | 2 | 1 | ||
| Yaracuy | 2 | |||
| Zulia | 2 | 1 | ||
| Amazonas Federal Territory | ||||
| Delta Amacuro Federal Territory | ||||
| align=left colspan=5 | Source: CSE[4] |
| State | AD | COPEI /UFR | URD | PCV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anzoátegui | 13 | 1 | ||
| Apure | 11 | 1 | ||
| Aragua | 12 | 2 | ||
| Barinas | 9 | 3 | ||
| Bolívar | 11 | 1 | ||
| Carabobo | 14 | 2 | ||
| Cojedes | 10 | 1 | 1 | |
| Falcón | 17 | 2 | ||
| Guárico | 13 | 1 | ||
| Lara | 18 | 2 | 1 | |
| Mérida | 6 | 10 | ||
| Miranda | 15 | 2 | ||
| Monagas | 12 | 1 | ||
| Nueva Esparta | 8 | 4 | ||
| Portuguesa | 11 | 1 | ||
| Sucre | 18 | 2 | ||
| Táchira | 6 | 12 | ||
| Trujillo | 12 | 7 | ||
| Yaracuy | 12 | 1 | ||
| Zulia | 18 | 2 | 2 | |
| align=left colspan=5 | Source: CSE |
| State/ Territory | AD | COPEI | URD PLP | PCV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal District | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Amazonas Federal Territory | 2 | 3 | ||
| Delta Amacuro Federal Territory | 4 | 1 | ||
| align=left colspan=5 | Source: CSE, Arráiz Lucca[5] |