2000 Venezuelan general election

General elections were held in Venezuela on 30 July 2000, the first under the country's newly adopted 1999 constitution.

2000 Venezuelan presidential election

30 July 2000
Turnout	56.31%
Nominee Hugo Chávez Francisco Arias Cárdenas Party MVR LCR Home state Barinas Zulia States carried 22 + Capital District 1 Popular vote 3,757,773 2,359,459 Percentage 59.8% 37.5%
Results by state. Red denotes states won by Chávez, Blue denotes states won by Arias Cárdenas.
President before election Hugo Chávez PSUV Elected President Hugo Chávez PSUV

Incumbent President Hugo Chávez ran for election for a full 6-year term under the new Constitution. He was challenged by another leftist, a former ally of his, Zulia Governor Francisco Arias Cárdenas. Chávez won the election with almost 60% of the popular vote, increasing his vote share over the previous elections, and managing to carry a larger number of states. Arias Cárdenas only managed to narrowly carry his home state of Zulia.

Electoral system

Representatives in the National Assembly were elected under a mixed member proportional representation, with 60% elected in single seat districts and the remainder by closed party lists.[1]

Results

President

 Summary of the 30 July 2000 Venezuela presidential election results

Candidates - Nominating parties	Votes	%
Hugo Chávez - Movement for the Fifth Republic (Movimiento V República)	3,757,773	59.76
Francisco Arias Cárdenas - The R Cause (La Causa R)	2,359,459	37.52
Claudio Fermín - Encuentro Nacional	171,346	2.72
Total	6,288,578	100.0
Registered voters	11,720,660
Votes cast (% of registered voters)	6,637,276	56.63
Valid votes (% of votes cast)	6,288,578	94.75
Invalid votes (% of votes cast)	348,698	5.25
No-votes (% of votes cast)	37,080	0.56
Abstention (% of registered voters)	5,120,464	43.69
Source: National Electoral Council (Venezuela)

Popular vote Chávez   59.76% Cárdenas   37.50% Others   2.72%

National Assembly

Summary of the 30 July 2000 Venezuelan National Assembly (Asamblea Nacional) election results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Fifth Republic Movement (Movimiento V [Quinta] República)	1,977,992	44.38	92
Democratic Action (Acción Democrática)	718,148	16.11	33
Project Venezuela (Proyecto Venezuela)	309,168	6.94	6
COPEI (Copei - Partido Social Cristiano de Venezuela)	227,349	5.10	6
Movement Toward Socialism (MAS)	224,170	5.03	6
Other	1,000,469	22.45	22
Total	4,457,296	100	165
Registered Voters	11,705,807
Votes Cast (% of registered voters)	6,560,503	56.05
Vetted Votes (% of votes cast)	6,559,149	99.98
Valid Votes (% of vetted votes)	4,457,296	67.96
Invalid Votes (% of vetted votes)	2,101,850	32.04
Abstention (% of registered voters)	5,145,199	43.95
Source: National Electoral Council

Popular vote MVR   44.38% AD   16.11% PROVE   6.94% COPEI   5.32% MAS   5.03% LCR   4.41% PJ   2.47% PPT   2.27% UNT   1.75% ABP   1.10% Miranda Voters   1.08% CVGV-LAPY   1.07% Others   8.06%

Seats MVR   55.76% AD   20.00% PROVE   3.64% COPEI   3.64% MAS   3.64% PJ   3.03% CVGV-LAPY   2.42% LCR   1.82% UNT   1.82% PPT   0.61% Others   3.64%

References

1. CNN, Venezuela (Presidential), accessed 27 September 2010