1948 Cuban general election
General elections were held in Cuba on 1 June 1948.[1] Carlos Prío Socarrás won the presidential election running under the Auténtico-Republican Alliance banner, whilst the Partido Auténtico emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 29 of the 70 seats. Voter turnout was 78.7%.[2]
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To date, this is the last free election held in Cuba. Elections were scheduled for 1952, but former president Fulgencio Batista seized power in a military coup three months before election day.
Opinion polls
| Survey | Date | Prío | Núñez | Chibás | Marinello | No answer |
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| University of Havana[3] | May 1948 | 38.45 | 28.19 | 15.65 | 6.20 | 11.51 |
Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Prío Socarrás | Auténtico-Republican Alliance | 905,198 | |
| Ricardo Núñez Portuondo | Liberal-Democratic Coalition | 599,364 | |
| Eduardo Chibás | Partido Ortodoxo | 324,634 | |
| Juan Marinello | Popular Socialist Party | 142,972 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | ||
| Total | 1,972,705 | 100 | |
| Registered voter/turnout | 2,506,734 | 78.7 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auténtico–Republican Alliance | 36 | +12 | ||
| Liberal–Democratic Coalition | 18 | – | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
| Total | 54 | 0 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
House of Representatives
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Partido Auténtico | 29 | –1 | ||
| Liberal Party | 15 | +4 | ||
| Republican Party | 11 | +4 | ||
| Democratic Party | 6 | –4 | ||
| Popular Socialist Party | 5 | 0 | ||
| Partido Ortodoxo | 4 | New | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
| Total | 70 | +4 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
References
- Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p203 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- Nohlen, p204
- University of Havana survey
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