1978 Venezuelan Legislative Election
3 December 1978 · Punto Fijo · 199 seats
Democratic Action finished first with 88 of 199 seats on 39.7% of the vote. Turnout 87.6%. Luis Herrera Campins replaced Carlos Andrés Pérez.
President before
Carlos Andrés Pérez
Democratic Action
President after
Luis Herrera Campins
Copei
Largest force
Democratic Action
88 of 199 seats
Turnout
87.6%
The result
| Share of the National Assembly | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copei | — | 84 | — | 2,103,004 | 39.8% | — | |
| Democratic Action | — | 88 | — | 2,096,512 | 39.7% | — | |
| Movement for Socialism | — | 11 | — | 325,328 | 6.2% | — | |
| Revolutionary Left Movement | — | 4 | — | 123,915 | 2.4% | — | |
| People's Electoral Movement | — | 4 | — | 117,455 | 2.2% | — | |
| Democratic Republican Union | — | 3 | — | 88,807 | 1.7% | — | |
| Common Cause | — | 1 | — | 85,432 | 1.6% | — | |
| National Integration Movement | — | 1 | — | 83,700 | 1.6% | — | |
| Communist Party of Venezuela | — | 1 | — | 55,168 | 1.0% | — | |
| Communist Unitarian Vanguard | — | 1 | — | 46,547 | 0.9% | — | |
| Socialist League | — | 1 | — | 30,191 | 0.6% | — | |
| National Renewal Movement | — | 0 | — | 26,235 | 0.5% | — | |
| Labour Movement | — | 0 | — | 22,966 | 0.4% | — | |
| Popular Democratic Front | — | 0 | — | 13,697 | 0.3% | — | |
| Nationalist Unity Front | — | 0 | — | 12,986 | 0.3% | — | |
| Radical Cause | — | 0 | — | 12,573 | 0.2% | — | |
| Nationalist Civic Crusade | — | 0 | — | 10,906 | 0.2% | — | |
| Revolutionary Action Group | — | 0 | — | 9,034 | 0.2% | — | |
| National Opinion | — | 0 | — | 7,961 | 0.1% | — | |
| Independents for Community Development | — | 0 | — | 6,719 | 0.1% | — | |
| Other parties | — | 0 | — | 3,753 | 0.1% | — |