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July 5, 2020 Held

Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Election for Camara de Diputados (Dominican Chamber of Deputies)

Results

Voter Participation

Cast Votes:4,003,159
Valid Votes:3,881,252
Invalid Votes:151,946
Voter
Turnout*

Vote Share by Party:

Party Seats Won Seats Change Votes

Modern Revolutionary Party (Partido Revolucionario Moderno) 86 1,634,860

40.84%

Dominican Liberation Party 75 1,261,802

31.52%

Social Christian Reformist Party 6 165,800

4.14%

Dominican Revolutionary Party 4 220,939

5.52%

People's Force (Fuerza Del Pueblo) 3 - 170,993

4.27%

Broad Front (Frente Amplio) 3 30,429

0.76%

Social Democratic Institutional Bloc ( BLOQUE INSTITUCIONAL SOCIAL DEMOCRATA) 2 - 37,235

0.93%

Alliance for Democracy (Alianza por la Democracia) 2 - 26,570

0.66%

Country Alliance (Alianza País) 2 - 71,899

1.80%

Dominicans for Change (DOMINICANOS POR EL CAMBIO) 2 - 45,162

1.13%

Liberal Reformist Party (Partido Liberal Reformista) 1 15,652

0.39%

Dominican Humanist Party (Partido Humanista Dominicano) 1 - 42,597

1.06%

Civic Renovation Party (Partido Civico Renovador) 1 39,589

0.99%

Revolutionary Social Democratic Party (Partido Revolucionario Social Democrata) 1 33,362

0.83%

Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party (Partido Quisqueyano Democrata Cristiano) 1 19,414

0.49%

Christian People's Party (Partido Popular Cristiano) - - 20,894

0.52%

Alternative Democratic Movement (Movimiento Democratico Alternativo ) - - 32,723

0.82%

Christian Democratic Union (Union Democrata Cristiano) - - 18,199

0.46%

Liberal Party of Action (PARTIDO DE ACCION LIBERAL) - - 17,655

0.44%

National Unity Party (Partido de Unidad Nacional) - - 27,600

0.69%
Election Results Modified: Jul 23, 2020

General Information

This election was originally scheduled for May 15, 2020. 

Dominican Republic: Parliament, 5 July 2020

At stake in this election:

  • 183 seats in the Cámara de Diputados (Chamber of Deputies)

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Danilo MEDINA Sanchez (since 16 August 2012)
  • Head of Government: President Danilo MEDINA Sanchez (since 16 August 2012)
  • Assembly: Dominican Republic has a bicameral Congreso Nacional (National Congress) consisting of the Senado (Senate) with 32 seats and the Cámara de Diputados (Chamber of Deputies) with 190 seats. Members of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies serve for 4-year terms.

Description of electoral system:

  • Members of the Chamber of Deputies are directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms.

Last Election:

  • Elections for the Chamber of Deputies were last held on 15 May 2016.  The ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) took 106 seats, while the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) took 42 and the Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC) won 17.

Main parties in the election:

  • Dominican Liberation Party (PLD)/Partido de la Liberación Dominicana
    • Leader: Danilo MEDINA Sánchez
    • Seats won in last election: 106
  • Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM)/ Partido Revolucionario Moderno
    • Leader: Luis ABINADER
    • Seats won in last election: 42
  • Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC)/Partido Reformista Social Cristiano
    • Leader: Federico Augusto ANTÚN Batlle (also called Quique Antún)
    • Seats won in last election: 3
  • Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD)/Partido Revolucionario Dominicano
    • Leader: Miguel VARGAS
    • Seats won in last election: 75
  • Liberal Reformist Party (PRL)/ Partido Reformista Liberal
    • Leader: Amable ARISTY Castro
    • Seats won in last election: 3
  • Country Alliance (ALPAÍS)/ Alianza País
    • Leader: Guillermo Antonio MORENO García
    • Seats won in last election: 1

Population and number of registered voters:

·         Population: 10,499,707 (July 2020 est.) [1]

·         Registered Voters: 7,529,932 (2018) [2]

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 5,190,724 (2020 est.) [3]

·         Is Dominican Republic a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)

·         Has Dominican Republic ratified CEDAW: Yes (2 September 1982) [4]

·         Gender Quota: Yes [5]

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 54 [6]

·         Human Development Index Position: 89 (2019)[7]

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Very Low (2019)[8]

Disability Data:

·         Is Dominican Republic a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Dominican Republic ratified CRPD: Yes (18 August 2009) [9]

·         Population with a disability: 1,571,813 (est.) [10]

 

[1] https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/dr.html

[2] https://jce.gob.do/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?EntryId=16897&Command=Core_Download&language=es-ES&PortalId=1&TabId=190

[3] https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/dr.html

[4] https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-8&chapter=4&lang=en

[5] https://www.idea.int/data-tools/data/gender-quotas/country-view/96/35

[6] http://archive.ipu.org/wmn-e/classif.htm

[7] http://hdr.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/DOM#

[8] https://www.genderindex.org/wp-content/uploads/files/datasheets/2019/DO.pdf

[9] https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-15&chapter=4&clang=_en

[10] http://electionaccess.org/en/resources/countries/do/all/

Election Modified: Nov 01, 2024

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