Venezuelan general election, 2000
Venezuelan presidential election, 2000
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| Results by state. Red denotes states won by Chávez, Blue denotes states won by Arias Cárdenas. |
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General elections were held in Venezuela on 30 July 2000, the first under the country's newly adopted 1999 constitution.
Incumbent President Hugo Chávez ran for election for a full 6 year term under the new Constitution. He was challenged by a former ally of his, Zulia Governor Francisco Arias Cárdenas. Chávez easily won the election with almost 60% of the popular vote, increasing his vote share over the previous elections, and managing to carry a larger number of states. Arias Cárdenas only managed to narrowly carry his home state of Zulia.
On 8 June 2004 it was announced that the results of the presidential elections would be put to a recall referendum on 15 August.
Electoral system
Representatives in the National Assembly were elected under a mixed member proportional representation, with 60% elected in single seat districts and the remainder by closed party lists.[1]
Results
President
Summary of the 30 July 2000 Venezuela presidential election results
| Candidates - Nominating parties |
Votes |
% |
| Hugo Chávez - Movement for the Fifth Republic (Movimiento V República) |
3,757,773 |
59.76 |
| Francisco Arias Cárdenas - The R Cause (La Causa R) |
2,359,459 |
37.52 |
| Claudio Fermín - Encuentro Nacional |
171,346 |
2.72 |
| Total |
6,288,578 |
100.0 |
| Registered voters |
11,720,660 | |
| Votes cast (% of registered voters) |
6,637,276 |
56.63 |
| Valid votes (% of votes cast) |
6,288,578 |
94.75 |
| Invalid votes (% of votes cast) |
348,698 |
5.25 |
| No-votes (% of votes cast) |
37,080 |
0.56 |
| Abstention (% of registered voters) |
5,120,464 |
43.69 |
| Source: National Electoral Council (Venezuela) |
| Popular vote |
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| Chávez |
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59.76% |
| Cárdenas |
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37.50% |
| Others |
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2.72% |
National Assembly
Summary of the 30 July 2000 Venezuelan National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) election results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
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| Fifth Republic Movement (Movimiento V [Quinta] República) |
1,977,992 |
44.38 |
91 |
| Democratic Action (Acción Democrática) |
718,148 |
16.11 |
33 |
| Project Venezuela (Proyecto Venezuela) |
309,168 |
6.94 |
6 |
| COPEI (Copei - Partido Social Cristiano de Venezuela) |
227,349 |
5.10 |
6 |
| Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) |
224,170 |
5.03 |
6 |
| Other |
1,000,469 |
22.45 |
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| Total |
4,457,296 |
100 |
165 |
| Registered Voters |
11,705,807 | |
| Votes Cast (% of registered voters) |
6,560,503 |
56.05 |
| Vetted Votes (% of votes cast) |
6,559,149 |
99.98 |
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| Valid Votes (% of vetted votes) |
4,457,296 |
67.96 |
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| Invalid Votes (% of vetted votes) |
2,101,850 |
32.04 |
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| Abstention (% of registered voters) |
5,145,199 |
43.95 |
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Source: National Electoral Council (Venezuela)
| Popular Vote |
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| MVR |
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44.38% |
| AD |
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16.11% |
| PROVE |
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6.94% |
| COPEI |
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5.32% |
| MAS |
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5.03% |
| LCR |
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4.41% |
| PJ |
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2.47% |
| PPT |
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2.27% |
| UNT |
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1.75% |
| ABP |
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1.10% |
| Miranda Voters |
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1.08% |
| CVGV-LAPY |
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1.07% |
| Others |
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8.06% |
| Seats |
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| MVR |
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55.76% |
| AD |
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20.00% |
| PROVE |
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3.64% |
| COPEI |
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3.64% |
| MAS |
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3.64% |
| PJ |
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3.03% |
| CVGV-LAPY |
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2.42% |
| LCR |
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1.82% |
| UNT |
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1.82% |
| PPT |
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0.61% |
| Others |
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3.64% |
References
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