Dominican Republic general election, 1947

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General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1947.^[1] For the first time since 1924 elections there was more than one presidential candidate. However, the incumbent Rafael Trujillo remained in power after receiving 93% of the vote. His Dominican Party won every seat in the Congressional elections.

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Rafael Trujillo	Dominican Party	781,389	93.0
Rafael Espaillat	Democratic National Party	29,765	3.5
Francisco Prats Ramírez	National Labour Party (Dominican Republic)	29,186	3.5
Invalid/blank votes			-
Total		840,340	100
Source: Nohlen

Congress

Party	Votes	%	House		Senate
			Seats	+/-	Seats	+/-
Dominican Party	781,389	93.0	45	+10	19	+3
Democratic National Party	29,765	3.5	0	New	0	New
National Labour Party	29,186	3.5	0	New	0	New
Invalid/blank votes			-	-	-	-
Total	840,340	100	45	+10	19	+3
Source: Nohlen

References

1. ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p247 ISBN 9780199283576