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General elections were held in Cuba on 31 December 1901. [1] Tomás Estrada Palma won the presidential election, whilst the National Party emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 27 of the 63 seats. Voter turnout was 63.5%. [2]
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is a country comprising the island of Cuba as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located in the northern Caribbean where the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean meet. It is east of the Yucatán Peninsula (Mexico), south of both the U.S. state of Florida and the Bahamas, west of Haiti and north of both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Havana is the largest city and capital; other major cities include Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey. The area of the Republic of Cuba is 110,860 square kilometres (42,800 sq mi). The island of Cuba is the largest island in Cuba and in the Caribbean, with an area of 105,006 square kilometres (40,543 sq mi), and the second-most populous after Hispaniola, with over 11 million inhabitants.
Tomás Estrada Palma was a Cuban politician and the first President of Cuba. Initially he was the President of the Cuban Republic in Arms during the Ten Years' War and again between May 20, 1902 and September 28, 1906. His collateral career as a New York City Area Educator and writer enabled Estrada Palma to create Pro-Cuban literature aimed at gaining sympathy, assistance and publicity. He was eventually successful in garnering the attention of influential Americans. He was an early and persistent voice calling for the United States to intervene in Cuba on humanitarian grounds. He was the first President of Cuba, between May 20, 1902 and September 28, 1906. During his presidency his major accomplishments include improving Cuba's infrastructure, communication, and public health.
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Tomás Estrada Palma | Independent | 158,116 | 74.20 |
Invalid/blank votes | - | ||
Total | 213,116 | 100 | |
Source: Nohlen |
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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Cuban National Party | 11 | ||
Republican Party | 10 | ||
Independents | 3 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | - | - | |
Total | 24 | ||
Source: Nohlen |
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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National Party | 27 | ||
Republican Party | 18 | ||
Federal Republican Party | 13 | ||
Cuban National Party | 4 | ||
Independents | 4 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | - | - | |
Total | 63 | ||
Source: Nohlen |
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