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

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Copei

39.8% of votes

seats

Democratic Action

39.7% of votes

seats

Movement for Socialism

6.2% of votes

seats

Revolutionary Left Movement

2.4% of votes

seats

People's Electoral Movement

2.2% of votes

seats

Democratic Republican Union

1.7% of votes

seats

Common Cause

1.6% of votes

seats

National Integration Movement

1.6% of votes

seats

Communist Party of Venezuela

1.0% of votes

seats

Communist Unitarian Vanguard

0.9% of votes

seats

Socialist League

0.6% of votes

seats

National Renewal Movement

0.5% of votes

seats


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%	—