Dominican Republic general election, 1970

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Dominican Republic presidential election, 1974

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  1966 16 May 1970 (1970-05-16) 1974  

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Nominee Joaquín Balaguer Francisco Lora
Party PR MIDA
Popular vote 707,136 252,760
Percentage 57.2% 20.4%

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Nominee Elías Wessin y Wessin Alfonso Moreno Martínez
Party PQD PRSC
Popular vote 168,751 63,797
Percentage 13.6% 5.1%

President before election

Joaquín Balaguer
PR

Elected President

Joaquín Balaguer
PR

General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1970. [1] The main opposition party, the Dominican Revolutionary Party, did not contest the election, leaving only the ruling Reformist Party and some right-wing and centre-right parties. [2] Incumbent Joaquín Balaguer won the presidential election, whilst his Reformist Party won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 63.5%. [3]

Dominican Republic country in the Caribbean

The Dominican Republic is a country located in the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands, along with Saint Martin, that are shared by two sovereign states. The Dominican Republic is the second-largest Caribbean nation by area at 48,671 square kilometers (18,792 sq mi), and third by population with approximately 10 million people, of which approximately three million live in the metropolitan area of Santo Domingo, the capital city.

Dominican Revolutionary Party political party in Dominican Republic

The Dominican Revolutionary Party is one of the main political parties of the Dominican Republic. Traditionally a left of the centre position and social democratic in name, the party has shifted since the 2000s toward the centre-right. The party’s distinctive color is white. Traditionally, the party has two presidents: the "Titular President" and the "Acting President" ; until 2010 the Presidents and the Secretary-General were proscribed to run for any elected office.

Social Christian Reformist Party

The Social Christian Reformist Party is a Christian democratic right-wing political party in the Dominican Republic formed by the union of the Partido Reformista and the Partido Revolucionario Social Cristiano. Some of the PRSC's founders and leaders were originally business leaders and Roman Catholics who opposed the communist, socialist, democratic socialist and social democratic tendencies of Juan Bosch, of the PRD and PLD, respectively.

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Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Joaquín Balaguer Reformist Party 707,13657.2
Francisco Lora Movement of Democratic Integration 252,76020.4
Elías Wessin y Wessin Democratic Quisqueyano Party 168,75113.6
Alfonso Moreno Martínez Social Christian Revolutionary Party 63,7975.1
Jaime Manuel FernándezMovement of National Reconciliation45,8613.7
Invalid/blank votes59,638
Total1,297,843100
Source: Nohlen

Congress

PartyVotes%HouseSenate
Seats+/–Seats+/–
Reformist Party 653,56552.845–321–1
Movement of Democratic Integration 252,76020.411New1New
Democratic Quisqueyano Party 168,75113.63New0New
Social Christian Revolutionary Party 63,6975.10–100
National Youth Movement 53,5714.315New5New
Movement of National Reconciliation45,8613.70New0New
Invalid/blank votes59,638
Total1,297,843100740270
Source: Nohlen

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References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p247 ISBN   978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p241
  3. Nohlen, p248