1954 Cuban general election
General elections were held in Cuba on 1 November 1954.[1] Fulgencio Batista won the presidential election running under the National Progressive Coalition banner, whilst the main opposition candidate, Ramón Grau, withdrew his candidacy before election day.[2] Progressive Action Party emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 60 of the 130 seats. Voter turnout was 52.4%.[3]
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Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Fulgencio Batista | National Progressive Coalition[lower-alpha 1] | 1,262,587 | ||
| Ramón Grau | Partido Auténtico | 188,209 | ||
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| Total votes | 1,451,753 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,768,186 | 52.44 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Senate
| Party | Seats | |
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| National Progressive Coalition[lower-alpha 1] | 36 | |
| Partido Auténtico | 18 | |
| Total | 54 | |
| Source: Nohlen | ||
House of Representatives
| Party or alliance | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Progressive Coalition | Progressive Action Party | 60 | ||
| Liberal Party of Cuba | 24 | |||
| Democratic Party | 15 | |||
| Radical Union | 15 | |||
| Partido Auténtico | 16 | |||
| Total | 130 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Notes
- Alliance of the Progressive Action Party, the Radical Union, the Democratic Party and the Liberal Party
References
- Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p203 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- Nohlen, p217
- Nohlen, p204
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