United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico, 1984

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The election for Resident Commissioner to the United States House of Representatives took place on November 6, 1984, the same day as the larger Puerto Rican general election and the United States elections, 1984.

Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives

The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives elected by the voters of Puerto Rico every four years, the only member of the House of Representatives who serves a four-year term. Commissioners function in every respect as a member of Congress, including sponsoring legislation and serving on congressional committees, where they can vote on legislation, except that they are denied a vote on the final disposition of legislation on the House floor. They receive a salary of $174,000 per year.

United States House of Representatives lower house of the United States Congress

The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they comprise the legislature of the United States.

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Candidates for Resident Commissioner

Jaime Fuster Puerto Rican politician

Jaime Benito Fuster Berlingeri was a politician who served as an Associate Justice to the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Justice Fuster, along with Justice Liana Fiol Matta, was considered the leading liberal voice in the Puerto Rico Supreme Court.

Attorney Ángel Viera Martínez was a prominent pro-statehood public servant in Puerto Rico during the second half of the 20th century.

Puerto Rican Renewal Party

The Puerto Rican Renewal Party — or Partido Renovación Puertorriqueña (PRP) in Spanish — was a short-lived Puerto Rican political party founded on August 28, 1983 in Ponce, Puerto Rico The party was disbanded in 1987.

Election results

Puerto Rico's At-large congressional district election, 1984 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Popular Democratic Jaime Fuster 825,59848.54
New Progressive Nelson Femadas771,81845.38
Puerto Rican Independence Francisco Catalá Oliveras64,0283.76
Puerto Rican Renewal Angel Viera Martínez 39,3262.31
Total votes1,700,770100.00
Popular Democratic gain from New Progressive

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References

http://electionspuertorico.org/mapas/legislativos/1984.html