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 178 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 constituencies. The Dominican Republic has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful.
Latest elections
2006 Parliamentary election
v • d • e 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 |
2004 Presidential election
Past elections
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