1947 Venezuelan Legislative Election
14 December 1947 · The trienio Congress · 110 seats
Democratic Action finished first with 83 of 110 seats on 70.8% of the vote. Turnout 72.1%. Rómulo Gallegos replaced Rómulo Betancourt.
President before
Rómulo Betancourt
Democratic Action
President after
Rómulo Gallegos
Democratic Action
Largest force
Democratic Action
83 of 110 seats
Turnout
72.1%
The result
| Share of the National Assembly | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Action | — | 83 | — | 838,526 | 70.8% | — | |
| Copei | — | 16 | — | 200,695 | 16.9% | — | |
| Democratic Republican Union | — | 4 | — | 51,427 | 4.3% | — | |
| Communist Party of Venezuela | — | 3 | — | 43,190 | 3.6% | — | |
| Republican Federal Union | — | 3 | — | 39,491 | 3.3% | — | |
| Revolutionary Party of the Proletariat (Communist) | — | 0 | — | 7,068 | 0.6% | — | |
| Liberal Party of Tachira | — | 0 | — | 1,300 | 0.1% | — | |
| Socialist Party of Venezuela | — | 0 | — | 1,207 | 0.1% | — | |
| Progressive Liberal Party | — | 1 | — | 860 | 0.1% | — |