At stake
in this election:
- Seats in the Chamber of Deputies: 149
- Seats in the Senate: 30
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Description
of government structure:
- The Dominican Republic's bicameral
legislature, the Congreso de la República, is composed of the Chamber of Deputies
and the Senate.
- Members of the Chamber of Deputies
are directly elected by a closed party-list system for four-year terms.
- Members of the Senate are directly
elected by simple majority vote for four-year terms.
- Voting is compulsory in the Dominican
Republic.
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Results of the electoral races:
- Party: Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD)
Leader: Jose Francisco PENA Gomez
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Deputies: 57
Seats won in this elecion to the Chamber of Deputes: 83
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 15
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 24
- Party: Dominican Liberation Party (PLD)
Leader: Lidio CADET
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Deputies: 13
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Deputies: 49
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 1
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 4
- Party: Christian Reformist Party (PRSC)
Leader: Joaquin BALAGUER Ricardo
Seats won in last election to the Chamber of Deputies: 50
Seats won in this election to the Chamber of Deputies: 17
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 14
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 2
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When was the last election? Number of seats in last election?
- Legislative elections last held: May 16,
1994
- Seats decided in the last election to the
Chamber of Deputies: 120
- Seats decided in the last election to the
Senate: 30
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 7,868,731 (July 1997 estimate)
- Number of registered voters: 3,750,502 (figure from May 1996 general election)
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Of Interest:
- The number of seats in the
Chamber of Deputies increased from 120 to 149 since the May 1994 election.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
