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May 19, 2024 Held

Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
Election for Senado (Dominican Senate)


General Information

At Stake in this Election: 

  • 26 seats in the Dominican Senate 

Elections for the Chamber of Deputies and the Presidency will occur concurrently.

  • Chief of State: President Luís Rodolfo ABINADER Corona (since 16 August 2020) 

  • Head of Government: President Luís Rodolfo ABINADER Corona (since 16 August 2020) 

  • Assembly: bicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) with a 32-seat Senate (Senado) and a 190-seat Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados)

  • The president is directly elected (on a slate with the Vice President) by absolute majority vote in up to two rounds. The President may serve up to two 4-year terms, which must be consecutive (i.e., if an incumbent runs for reelection and is defeated, they may not run again). 

  • In the Senate, 26 members are directly elected by plurality vote from single-seat constituencies. An additional 6 members are indirectly elected based on province-level party-list votes in the Chamber of Deputies election. 

  • In the Chamber of Deputies, 178 members are directly elected by closed-list proportional representation vote from multi-seat constituencies. An additional 5 members are elected from a nationwide constituency, and 7 members are elected from a diaspora constituency, all via plurality vote. All 190 members serve 4-year terms.

In the 2020 Senate election, the PRM won a majority with 17 seats. 5 additional parties also won seats. Voter turnout was 58.12%.

Information for Voters: 

Como votar / How to vote (in Spanish)

Key Deadlines: 

  • 21 January 2024 for overseas voters

  • Modern Revolutionary Party / Partido Revolucionario Moderno (PRM) 

  • Seats won in last election: 17 out of 32 

  • Dominican Liberation Party / Partido de la Liberación Dominicana (PLD) 

  • Seats won in last election: 6 out of 32 

  • Social Christian Reformist Party / Partido Reformista Social Cristiano (PRSC) 

  • Seats won in last election: 6 out of 32 

  • People’s Power Party / Partido Fuerza del Pueblo (PFP) 

  • Seats won in last election: 1 out of 32 

  • Social Democrat Institutional Block / Bloque Institucional Social Demócrata (BIS) 

  • Seats won in last election: 1 out of 32 

  • Country Alliance Party / Partido Alianza País (ALPAÍS) 

  • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

  • Alliance for Democracy Party / Partido Alianza por la Democracia (APD) 

  • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

  • Broad Front Party / Partido Frente Amplio (FAMP) 

  • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

  • National Progressive Force Party / Partido Fuerza Nacional Progresista (FNP) 

  • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

  • Generation of Servants Party / Partido Generación de Servidores (GENS) 

  • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

  • Democratic Option Party / Partido Opción Democrática (POD) 

  • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

  • Democratic Hope Party / Partido Esperanza Democrática (PED) 

  • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

  • Dominican Humanist Party / Partido Humanista Dominicano (PHD) 

  • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

  • Reformist Liberal Party / Partido Liberal Reformista (PLR) 

  • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

  • Christian People’s Party / Partido Popular Cristiano (PPC) 

  • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

  • People First Party / Partido Primero la Gente (PPG) 

  • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

  • Fatherland for All Party / Partido Patria para Todos y Todas (PPT) 

  • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

  • Dominican Revolutionary Party / Partido Revolucionario Dominicano (PRD) 

  • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

  • Independent Revolutionary Party / Partido Revolucionario Independiente (PRI) 

  • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

  • Social Democrat Revolutionary Party / Partido Revolucionario Social Demócrata (PRSD) 

  • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32 

  • Christian Socialist Party / Partido Socialista Cristiano (PSC) 

  • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 32

Population and Registered Voters: 

Gender Data: 

  • Gender Quota:  Party lists for Chamber of Deputies elections must consist of 40-60% men and 40-60% women. 

  • Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

Disability Data: 

  • CRPD Status: Signed 30 March 2007, Ratified 18 August 2009 

  • Projected population with a disability: 1,796,611 (2022 est.)

IFES Resources: 

  • Does IFES have a presence in the Dominican Republic: No 

Election Modified: May 21, 2024

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