General Elections in Cuba (1940)

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Presidential election in Cuba
1940 year
the 14 th of July
Voter turnout	73.4%
Election result	Fulgencio Batista was elected 9th President of Cuba.

General elections in Cuba were held on July 14, 1940 ^[1] . The president was a candidate from the People's Socialist Coalition Fulgencio Batista . In the parliamentary elections, the Authentic Party won, becoming the largest fraction of the House of Representatives from 34 of 162 seats. The turnout was 73.4% ^[2] .

Results

Presidential Election

Candidate	the consignment	Votes	%
Fulgencio Batista	Democratic socialist coalition	805 125	56.7%
Ramon Grau San Martin	Opposition front	573 576	40.3%
Reinaldo Marquez	National Agrarian Party
Invalid / Empty Newsletters			-
Total		1 421 563	100
Registered Voters / Turnout
Source: Nohlen

The Democratic Socialist Coalition (or People’s Socialist Coalition) included the Communist Revolutionary Union, Progressive Action, the Democratic National Association, the Liberal Party and the Republican Democratic Party.
The Opposition Front included ABC, Authentic Party and Republican Action.

Senate Elections

The consignment	%	Places	+/-
Democratic socialist coalition		22	new
Opposition front		14	new
Invalid / Empty Newsletters	-	-	-
Total		36	0
Source: Nohlen

House Elections

The consignment	%	Places	+/-
Authentic party		34	new
Liberal Party		23	-eleven
Republican Democratic Party		22	new
Nationalist union		21	-9
Democratic National Association		18	-52
Republican action		sixteen	-9
Abc		12	new
Communist Revolutionary Union		ten	new
Other		6	-
Invalid / Empty Newsletters	-	-	-
Total		162	0
Source: Nohlen

Notes

↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I , p203 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
↑ Nohlen, p204

[N1-1] Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I , p203 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

[2] Nohlen, p204