| |
|
Dominican Republic 1994 Presidential
Election
|
Date of Election
|
May
16, 1994
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
|
| Length
of Term |
2
years *
|
|
|
Number
of Votes
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Joaquín
Balaguer Ricardo (PRSC - Social Christian Reformist Party) |
-
|
42.4%
|
| Jose
Francisco Peña Gómez (PRD - Dominican Revolutionary
Party) |
-
|
41.4%
|
| Jacobo
Majluta Azar (PRI - Independent Revolutionary Party) |
-
|
-
|
* On August 14, 1994,
a constitutional amendment was hurriedly approved by Congress, along with
other amendments, shortened the presidential terms to two years.
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1995-96, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1996.
# Source: Facts on File Vol 54 (1994): 692.
| Population
Size |
7
760 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
-
|
|
Total Votes
|
-
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
-
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
-
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Dominican Republic. [Internet]. International IDEA. 7 November
2001. |
