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Presidential elections were held in Cuba on 1 November 1928. [1] The non-democratic elections were won by incumbent President Gerardo Machado who was the only candidate. [2] [3]
The Liberal Party of Cuba, was one of the major political parties in Cuba from 1910 until the Cuban Revolution in the late 1950s, when it was exiled.
General elections were held in Sweden on 20 September 1936. The Swedish Social Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 112 of the 230 seats in the Andra kammaren of the Riksdag.
The Revolutionary Febrerista Party is a democratic socialist party of Paraguay. It was established in 1951 by Rafael Franco, President of Paraguay from the February Revolution of 1936 until his overthrow in August 1937.
The Popular Socialist Party was a communist party in Cuba. It was founded in 1925 as the Cuban Communist Party by Blas Roca Calderio, Anibal Escalante, Fabio Grobart, Alfonso Bernal del Riesgo, and Julio Antonio Mella. Mella acted as the party's leader until his assassination in Mexico in 1929. It was later renamed the Communist Revolutionary Union in 1939. After the electoral victory of the Auténticos in the 1944 elections, the party went into decline and eventually adopted the name "Popular Socialist Party" to appeal to the electorate.
General elections were held in Cuba on 14 July 1940. Fulgencio Batista won the presidential election running under the People's Socialist Coalition banner, whilst the Partido Auténtico emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives. Voter turnout was 73.4%.
Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Cuba on 15 September 1900. The result was a victory for the Republican–Democratic Coalition, which won 18 of the 31 seats.
Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Cuba on 5 March 1928. The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, which won 29 of the 55 seats.
General elections were held in Cuba on 10 January 1936. Miguel Mariano Gómez of the Tripartite Coalition won the presidential election, whilst the Coalition also emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives. The elections were the first in which women could vote, and voter turnout was 67.1%.
General elections were held in Cuba on 1 November 1954. Fulgencio Batista won the presidential election running under the National Progressive Coalition banner, whilst the main opposition candidate, Ramón Grau, withdrew his candidacy before election day. Progressive Action Party emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 60 of the 130 seats. Voter turnout was 52.4%.
General elections were held in Cuba on 1 June 1948. Carlos Prío Socarrás won the presidential election running under the Auténtico-Republican Alliance banner, whilst the Partido Auténtico emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 29 of the 70 seats. Voter turnout was 78.7%.
General elections were held in Cuba on 31 December 1901. Tomás Estrada Palma won the presidential election, and Luis Estévez y Romero was elected Vice President. The National Party emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 27 of the 63 seats. Voter turnout was 63.5%.
General elections were held in Cuba on 1 December 1905. Tomás Estrada Palma won the presidential election, whilst his Moderate Party won all twelve seats in the Senate and 31 of the 32 seats in the House of Representatives, winning 27 of the 63 seats. Voter turnout was 74.0%.
General elections were held in Cuba on 1 November 1916. Mario García Menocal was re-elected in the presidential election, whilst the National Conservative Party and the Liberal Party both won 27 seats in the House of Representatives.
General elections were held in Cuba on 1 November 1920. Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso won the presidential election, whilst the National League emerged as the largest faction in the House of Representatives, winning 31 of the 59 seats.
General elections were held in Cuba on 1 November 1924. Gerardo Machado won the presidential election running under the Liberal–Popular Coalition banner, whilst the coalition also emerged as the largest faction in the House of Representatives, winning 31 of the 53 seats. Following the elections, which were deemed to be fraudulent, Machado established a dictatorship that lasted until he was overthrown in 1933.
Mid-term parliamentary elections were held in Cuba on 1 November 1910 in order to fill half the seats in the House of Representatives. The Liberal Party was the biggest winner, taking 23 of the 41 seats. Voter turnout was 68.7%.
Mid-term parliamentary elections were held in Cuba on 5 March 1938 in order to fill half the seats in the Senate and House of Representatives. The Liberal Party was the biggest winner, taking 25 of the 83 seats in the House. Voter turnout was 44.2%.
Parliamentary elections were held in Cuba on 1 June 1950. The Partido Auténtico-Democratic Party-Liberal Party alliance won 42 of the 66 seats. It was the last free election held in Cuba on a national level.
Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Cuba on 15 November 1939. The result was a victory for the Opposition Front, which won 41 of the 76 seats.
Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 27 November 1949. The result was a victory for Laureano Gómez of the Conservative Party, who received all but 23 of the 1.1 million valid votes cast. The opposition Liberal Party withdrew from the election and called for a boycott after their candidate Darío Echandía was the victim of a failed assassination attempt.