# 1947 Venezuelan general election

General elections were held in Venezuela on 14 December 1947. They resulted in a decisive victory for Democratic Action (AD). The party's presidential candidate, Rómulo Gallegos received 74.3% of the vote, still the largest presidential win in Venezuela's modern history. AD also won supermajorities in both houses of Congress, with 83 of the 110 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 38 of the 46 seats in the Senate.
These were the first national elections held in Venezuela since the 1945 coup. They were also the first free regular elections independence in 1830, as well as the first direct elections for president. In previous elections, the Congress of Venezuela had decided and voted on who would assume the presidency.

## Results
### President

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Rómulo Gallegos | Democratic Action | 871,752 | 74.35 |
| | Rafael Caldera | Copei | 262,204 | 22.36 |
| | Gustavo Machado Morales | Communist Party of Venezuela | 38,587 | 3.29 |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,172,543 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,662,000 | – |
| Source: Nohlen |||||

### Congress

In Mérida, the COPEI ran in alliance with the Republican Federal Union. In Tachira the URD ran in alliance with the Liberal Party of Tachira. In the Amazonas Federal Territory the URD ran in alliance with the Progressive Liberal Party.
Seats :
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Chamber | Senate |
| | Democratic Action | 838,526 | 70.84 | 83 | 38 |
| | Copei | 200,695 | 16.95 | 16 | 4 |
| | Democratic Republican Union | 51,427 | 4.34 | 4 | 1 |
| | Communist Party of Venezuela | 43,190 | 3.65 | 3 | 1 |
| | Republican Federal Union | 39,491 | 3.34 | 3 | 2 |
| | Revolutionary Party of the Proletariat (Communist) | 7,068 | 0.60 | 0 | 0 |
| | Liberal Party of Tachira | 1,300 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 |
| | Socialist Party of Venezuela | 1,207 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 |
| | Progressive Liberal Party | 860 | 0.07 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 1,183,764 | 100.00 | 110 | 46 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,183,764 | 98.74 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 15,105 | 1.26 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 1,198,869 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,662,000 | 72.13 | | |
| Source: Nohlen, Bunimov-Parra ||||||

#### Chamber seat distribution by state

| State/ Territory | AD | COPEI /UFR | URD PLP | PCV |
| Federal District | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Anzoátegui | 4 | | 1 | |
| Apure | 2 | | | |
| Aragua | 3 | 1 | | |
| Barinas | 2 | | | |
| Bolívar | 2 | | | |
| Carabobo | 5 | 1 | | |
| Cojedes | 2 | | | |
| Falcón | 5 | 1 | | |
| Guárico | 3 | | | |
| Lara | 7 | 1 | | 1 |
| Mérida | 2 | 3 | | |
| Miranda | 6 | 1 | | |
| Monagas | 3 | | | |
| Nueva Esparta | 2 | | 1 | |
| Portuguesa | 2 | | | |
| Sucre | 7 | | 1 | |
| Táchira | 2 | 4 | | |
| Trujillo | 5 | 2 | | |
| Yaracuy | 3 | 1 | | |
| Zulia | 8 | 1 | | 1 |
| Amazonas Federal Territory | | | 1 | |
| Delta Amacuro Federal Territory | 1 | | | |
| Source: CSE |||||

#### Senate seat distribution by state

Senate seat distribution by state :
| State/ Territory | AD | COPEI /UFR | URD | PCV |
| Federal District | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Anzoátegui | 2 | | | |
| Apure | 2 | | | |
| Aragua | 2 | | | |
| Barinas | 2 | | | |
| Bolívar | 2 | | | |
| Carabobo | 2 | | | |
| Cojedes | 2 | | | |
| Falcón | 2 | | | |
| Guárico | 2 | | | |
| Lara | 2 | | | |
| Mérida | | 2 | | |
| Miranda | 2 | | | |
| Monagas | 2 | | | |
| Nueva Esparta | 2 | | | |
| Portuguesa | 2 | | | |
| Sucre | 2 | | | |
| Táchira | | 2 | | |
| Trujillo | 2 | 1 | | |
| Yaracuy | 2 | | | |
| Zulia | 2 | | | 1 |
| Amazonas Federal Territory | | | | |
| Delta Amacuro Federal Territory | | | | |
| Source: CSE |||||

### State legislative assemblies

| State | AD | COPEI /UFR | URD | PCV |
| Anzoátegui | 13 | | 1 | |
| Apure | 11 | 1 | | |
| Aragua | 12 | 2 | | |
| Barinas | 9 | 3 | | |
| Bolívar | 11 | 1 | | |
| Carabobo | 14 | 2 | | |
| Cojedes | 10 | 1 | 1 | |
| Falcón | 17 | 2 | | |
| Guárico | 13 | 1 | | |
| Lara | 18 | 2 | | 1 |
| Mérida | 6 | 10 | | |
| Miranda | 15 | 2 | | |
| Monagas | 12 | | 1 | |
| Nueva Esparta | 8 | | 4 | |
| Portuguesa | 11 | 1 | | |
| Sucre | 18 | | 2 | |
| Táchira | 6 | 12 | | |
| Trujillo | 12 | 7 | | |
| Yaracuy | 12 | 1 | | |
| Zulia | 18 | 2 | | 2 |
| Source: CSE |||||

### Municipal councils

| State/ Territory | AD | COPEI | URD PLP | PCV |
| Federal District | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Amazonas Federal Territory | 2 | | 3 | |
| Delta Amacuro Federal Territory | 4 | | 1 | |
| Source: CSE, Arráiz Lucca |||||