1982 Dominican Republic general election

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1982 Dominican Republic general election
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg
  1978 16 May 1982 (1982-05-16) 1986  
Presidential election
  Salvador Jorge Blanco en 1982.jpg Joaquin Balaguer 1977.jpg President J. Bosch van Dominicaanse Republiek.jpg
Nominee Salvador Jorge Blanco Joaquín Balaguer Juan Bosch
Party PRD PR PLD
Popular vote854,868706,951179,849
Percentage46.70%38.62%9.82%

Elecciones presidenciales de la Republica Dominicana de 1982 - Resultados por provincia.svg
Results by department

President before election

Antonio Guzmán
PRD

Elected President

Salvador Jorge Blanco
PRD

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1982. [1] Salvador Jorge Blanco of the Dominican Revolutionary Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary elections. Voter turnout was 73% in the presidential election and 72% in the parliamentary election. [2]

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Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Salvador Jorge Blanco Dominican Revolutionary Party 854,86846.70
Joaquín Balaguer Reformist Party 706,95138.62
Juan Bosch Dominican Liberation Party 179,8499.82
Elías Wessin y Wessin Democratic Quisqueyano Party 35,3551.93
Narciso Isa Conde  [ es ] Dominican Communist Party 18,4811.01
Rafael Taveras Anti-Imperialist Patriotic Union 15,2500.83
José Rafael Abinader Social Democratic Alliance 9,2080.50
Two other candidates10,7680.59
Total1,830,730100.00
Valid votes1,830,73097.03
Invalid/blank votes56,0392.97
Total votes1,886,769100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,601,68472.52
Source: Nohlen

Congress

Camara de Diputados de la Republica Dominicana (1982).svg Senado de la Republica Dominicana (1982).svg
PartyVotes%Seats
House+/–Senate+/–
Dominican Revolutionary Party 825,00545.6662+1417+6
Reformist Party 656,90436.3650+710–6
Dominican Liberation Party 174,4649.667+100
Democratic Quisqueyano Party 35,1851.950000
National Civic Veterans Party 28,3541.570New0New
Constitutional Action Party 18,3601.021New0New
Anti-Imperialist Patriotic Union 12,9790.720New0New
Dominican Communist Party 12,1010.670000
Social Democratic Alliance 8,5780.470000
Socialist Bloc7,9170.440New0New
National Civic Union  [ es ]7,8960.440000
Movement for Socialism7,1930.400New0New
Movement of Democratic Integration 6,8860.380000
National Action Party3,5220.190New0New
Other parties1,4830.0800
Total1,806,827100.00120+29270
Valid votes1,806,82796.99
Invalid/blank votes56,0393.01
Total votes1,862,866100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,601,68471.60
Source: Nohlen

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p247 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p248