1973 Venezuelan general election

1973 Venezuelan general election
9 December 1973
Presidential election
Registered4,737,152
Turnout96.50% ( 0.13pp)
 
Nominee Carlos Andrés Pérez Lorenzo Fernández Jesús Paz Galarraga
Party Democratic Action Copei People’s Electoral Movement
Alliance Communist
Popular vote 2,130,743 1,605,628 221,827
Percentage 48.71% 36.70% 5.06%
President before election

Rafael Caldera
Copei

Elected President

Carlos Andrés Pérez
Democratic Action

General elections were held in Venezuela on Sunday 9 December 1973. The presidential elections were won by Carlos Andrés Pérez of Democratic Action, who received 48.7% of the vote, whilst his party won a majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and Senate. Voter turnout was 96.5%.

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