1957 Dominican Republic general election
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General elections were held in the Dominican Republic on 16 May 1957.[1] Héctor Trujillo was the only candidate in the presidential election, and was elected unopposed, although his predecessor and brother Rafael Trujillo maintained absolute control of the country.[2] The Dominican Party won every seat in the Congressional elections.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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House | +/– | Senate | +/– | ||||||
Dominican Party | Héctor Trujillo | 1,265,681 | 100.00 | 58 | +8 | 23 | +1 | ||
Total | 1,265,681 | 100.00 | 58 | +8 | 23 | +1 | |||
Source: Nohlen |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p247 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Nohlen, p260
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