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1916 Cuban general election

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1916 Cuban general election

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Nominee Mario García Menocal Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso
Party PNC Liberal

President before election

Mario García Menocal
PNC

Elected President

Mario García Menocal
PNC

General elections were held in Cuba on 1 November 1916.[1] Mario García Menocal was re-elected in the presidential election,[2] whilst the National Conservative Party and the Liberal Party both won 27 seats in the House of Representatives.

Results

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Of the population of 2.6 million, only 796,636 – less than a third – were registered to vote. Of these 353,002 voted in the elections, a voter turnout of 44.31%.[3]

Senate

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PartySeats
National Conservative Party8
Liberal Party of Cuba4
Total12
Source: Nohlen

House of Representatives

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PartySeats
National Conservative Party27
Liberal Party of Cuba27
Unionist Liberal Party4
Provincial Liberal Party2
Total60
Source: Nohlen

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p203 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p215
  3. ^ General Enoch H. Crowder to the Secretary of State Office of the Historian