| |
|
Venezuela 1978 Presidential
Election
|
Date of Election
|
December
3, 1978
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
|
| Length
of Term |
5
years
|
|
|
Number
of Votes
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Luis
Herrera Campíns (COPEI - Christian Social Party) |
-
|
46.63%
|
| Luis
Piñersua Ordaz (AD - Democratic Action) |
-
|
43.34%
|
| José
Vincente Rangel (MAS - Movement to Socialism) |
-
|
5.14%
|
| Diego
Arria Salicetti (Independent) |
-
|
1.70%
|
| Luis
Beltran Prieto Figueros (MEP - People's Electoral Movement) |
-
|
1.1%
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1981, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1981.
# Source: Keesing's Contemporary Archives Vol XXV (1979): 29538.
| Population
Size |
14
701 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
6
223 903
|
|
Total Votes
|
5
448 801
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
87.5%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
3.1%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Venezuela. [Internet]. International IDEA. 13 December 2001. |
