# 1998 Venezuelan parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Venezuela on 8 November. Democratic Action won a plurality of seats, winning 61 of the 207 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 21 of the 54 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 54.5% in the Senate elections and 52.7% in the Chamber elections.
People elected for the first time in this election include Nicolás Maduro and Juan Barreto (MVR), Henrique Capriles Radonski (COPEI) for the Chamber of Deputies; and Rafael Poleo (Democratic Action) and Julián Isaías Rodríguez Diaz (MVR) for the Senate.

## Results
### Senate

| | Democratic Action | 1,246,567 | 24.40 | 21 | +5 |
| | Fifth Republic Movement | 1,008,693 | 19.75 | 8 | New |
| | Copei | 620,642 | 12.15 | 6 | –8 |
| | Project Venezuela | 518,976 | 10.16 | 3 | New |
| | Movement for Socialism | 465,977 | 9.12 | 5 | 0 |
| | Fatherland for All | 171,469 | 3.36 | 4 | New |
| | Radical Cause | 151,960 | 2.97 | 1 | –8 |
| | Opening for National Participation [es] | 123,948 | 2.43 | 1 | New |
| | National Convergence | 119,951 | 2.35 | 3 | –3 |
| | Integration, Representation and New Hope | 63,422 | 1.24 | 0 | New |
| | Renewal | 61,992 | 1.21 | 1 | +1 |
| | Communist Party of Venezuela | 24,929 | 0.49 | 1 | +1 |
| | Authentic Renewal Organization | 24,794 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent Solidarity [es] | 24,384 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 |
| | United for Human Rights | 21,550 | 0.42 | 0 | New |
| | National Integration Movement [es] | 19,138 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 |
| | Democratic Republican Union | 16,680 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 |
| | People's Electoral Movement | 15,140 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 |
| | Movement for Popular Democracy–Red Flag Party | 13,404 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 |
| | Emerging People | 9,271 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independents for the National Community | 7,027 | 0.14 | 0 | New |
| | 256 other parties | 378,453 | 7.41 | 0 | – |
| Total | Total | 5,108,367 | 100.00 | 54 | +4 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 5,108,367 | 86.81 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 776,201 | 13.19 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 5,884,568 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 10,991,482 | 53.54 | | |
| Source: Nohlen, Lander & López Maya ||||||

### Chamber of Deputies

| | Democratic Action | 1,195,751 | 24.09 | 61 | +6 |
| | Fifth Republic Movement | 986,131 | 19.87 | 35 | New |
| | Copei | 593,882 | 11.96 | 26 | -27 |
| | Project Venezuela | 518,235 | 10.44 | 20 | New |
| | Movement for Socialism | 440,665 | 8.88 | 24 | 0 |
| | Fatherland for All | 171,091 | 3.45 | 11 | New |
| | Radical Cause | 147,806 | 2.98 | 5 | -35 |
| | National Convergence | 122,242 | 2.46 | 6 | -20 |
| | Opening for National Participation [es] | 76,991 | 1.55 | 3 | New |
| | Integration, Representation and New Hope | 62,738 | 1.26 | 3 | New |
| | Renewal | 61,704 | 1.24 | 2 | +2 |
| | United for Human Rights | 30,760 | 0.62 | 1 | New |
| | Communist Party of Venezuela | 28,827 | 0.58 | 2 | 0 |
| | Authentic Renewal Organization | 26,610 | 0.54 | 2 | +1 |
| | Independent Solidarity [es] | 24,729 | 0.50 | 1 | +1 |
| | Democratic Republican Union | 19,145 | 0.39 | 1 | 0 |
| | National Integration Movement [es] | 18,099 | 0.36 | 1 | 0 |
| | People's Electoral Movement | 17,343 | 0.35 | 1 | 0 |
| | Movement for Popular Democracy–Red Flag Party | 15,341 | 0.31 | 1 | +1 |
| | Organisation Force in Motion [es] | 405,670 | 8.17 | 1 | New |
| | Other parties | 405,670 | 8.17 | 0 | – |
| Total | Total | 4,963,760 | 100.00 | 207 | +4 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 4,963,760 | 85.69 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 828,631 | 14.31 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 5,792,391 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 10,991,482 | 52.70 | | |
| Source: Nohlen, Lander & López Maya ||||||