Constituent Assembly elections were held in Venezuela on 27 October 1946, [1] following a coup the year before which launched El Trienio Adeco. [2] The result was a victory for Democratic Action, which won 137 of the 160 seats in the Assembly. Voter turnout was 86.6%. [3]
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| Democratic Action | 1,099,601 | 78.43 | 137 | |
| Copei | 141,418 | 10.09 | 19 | |
| Communist Party of Venezuela | 50,837 | 3.63 | 2 | |
| Democratic Republican Union | 49,721 | 3.55 | 2 | |
| Republican Federal Union | 38,440 | 2.74 | 0 | |
| Falconian Electoral Committee | 5,489 | 0.39 | 0 | |
| Liberal Party of Tachira | 4,333 | 0.31 | 0 | |
| Democratic Electoral Organisation | 3,007 | 0.21 | 0 | |
| Socialist Party of Venezuela | 2,078 | 0.15 | 0 | |
| Venezuelan Independent Sector | 2,073 | 0.15 | 0 | |
| Independent Democratic Organisation | 1,619 | 0.12 | 0 | |
| Progressive Liberal Party | 846 | 0.06 | 0 | |
| Other parties | 2,549 | 0.18 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,402,011 | 100.00 | 160 | |
| Valid votes | 1,402,011 | 99.88 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,706 | 0.12 | ||
| Total votes | 1,403,717 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,621,687 | 86.56 | ||
| Source: Nohlen, Nohlen, Martínez [4] | ||||
| State/ Territory | AD | COPEI/ UFR | PCV | URD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal District | 12 | 2 | 1 | |
| Anzoátegui | 6 | |||
| Apure | 3 | |||
| Aragua | 6 | |||
| Barinas | 3 | |||
| Bolívar | 4 | |||
| Carabobo | 8 | |||
| Cojedes | 3 | |||
| Falcón | 9 | |||
| Guárico | 6 | |||
| Lara | 12 | 1 | ||
| Mérida | 3 | 5 | ||
| Miranda | 9 | |||
| Monagas | 5 | |||
| Nueva Esparta | 2 | 1 | ||
| Portuguesa | 4 | |||
| Sucre | 11 | 1 | ||
| Táchira | 3 | 7 | ||
| Trujillo | 8 | 3 | ||
| Yaracuy | 5 | |||
| Zulia | 12 | 1 | 1 | |
| Amazonas Federal Territory | 1 | |||
| Delta Amacuro Federal Territory | 2 | |||
| Source: CSE [5] | ||||
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