Elections in the Dominican Republic

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Elections in the Dominican Republic gives information on election and election results in the Dominican Republic.

The Dominican Republic elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a four year term by the people. The Congress of the Republic (Congreso de la República) has two chambers. The Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados) has 150 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation in each of the provinces. The Senate (Senado) has 32 members, elected for a four year term in single-seat constutuencies. The Dominican Republic has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful.

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Summary of the 16 May 2006 Congress of the Dominican Republic election results
Parties Votes % Deputies Senators
Progressive Bloc
(Bloque Progresista)		 Dominican Liberation Party (Partido de la Liberación Dominicana) 1,387.878 46.4 96 22
Institutional Social Democratic Bloc (Bloque Institucional Socialdemócrata) 75,872 2.54
Alliance for Democracy (Alianza por la Democracia) 46,573 1.56
Christian Democratic Union (Unión Demócrata Cristiana) 24,868 0.83
Dominican Workers Party (Partido de los Trabajadores Dominicanos) 16,684 0,56
Liberal Party of the Dominican Republic (Partido Liberal de República Dominicana) 14,456 0.48
Grand National Alliance
(Gran Alianza Nacional)		 Dominican Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Dominicana) 931,151 31,13 60 7
Social Christian Reformist Party (Partido Reformista Social Cristiano) 326,893 10.93 22 3
National Unity Party (Partido de Unidad Nacional) 34,755 1.16
Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party (Partido 'Quisqueyano Demócrata Cristiano') 23,929 0.80
Green Party of Democratic Unity (Partido Verde de la Unidad Democrática) 14,623 0.49
National Civic Veterans Party (Partido Nacional de Veteranos y Civiles) 11,984 0.40
Dominican Social Alliance (Alianza Social Dominicana) 6,033 0.20
Popular Democratic Party (Partido Demócrata Popular ) 5,400 0.18
Christian People's Party (Partido Popular Cristiano) 4,793 0.16
Others Revolutionary Social Democratic Party (Partido Revolucionario Social Demócrata) 45,744 1.53 - -
Movement for Independence, Unity and Change (Movimiento Independencia, Unidad y Cambio) 8,538 0.29 - -
Independent Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Independiente) 5,458 0.19 - -
National Renaissance Party (Partido Renacentista Nacional ) 2,914 0.10 - -
Dominican Humanist Party (Partido Humanista Dominica) 2,485 0.08 - -
Total (turnout 56.5 %) 2,991,031   178 32
Source: Junta Central Electoral and E-Polityka.pl
Main article: Dominican Republic presidential election, 2004
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Summary of the 16 May 2004 Dominican Republic presidential election results
Candidates - Parties Votes %
Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna - Dominican Liberation Party (Partido de la Liberación Dominicana) 2,063,871 57.11
Rafael Hipólito Mejía Domínguez - Dominican Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Dominicana) 1,215,928 33.65
Eduardo Estrella - Social Christian Reformist Party (Partido Reformista Social Cristiano) 312,493 8.65
Others 21,408 0.59
Total (turnout 72.8 %) 3,613,700 100.00
Source: Junta Central Electoral

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Summary of the 16 May 2002 Congress of the Dominican Republic election results
Parties Votes % Deputies Senators
Dominican Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Dominicana) 41.9 73 29
Dominican Liberation Party (Partido de la Liberación Dominicana) 29.1 41 1
Social Christian Reformist Party (Partido Reformista Social Cristiano) 24.3 36 2
Total (turnout 51.4 %)   150 32
Source: Junta Central Electoral

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