Dominican Republic

Chamber of Deputies

Political system: Presidential system
Structure of parliament: Bicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Results

About the election: President Danilo Medina, elected in 2012, led the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) and its allies to a fourth consecutive victory in the 190-member Chamber of Deputies (see note 1) and the 32-member Senate. The Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), led by Mr. Andrés Bautista García, came second. The PRM was formed in 2014 by members expelled from the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD), which was the second largest party in the 2010 elections.

In the presidential elections, the incumbent President (see note 2) defeated Mr. Luis Abinader (PRM). During the election campaign, the major parties focused on measures to counter crime and address illegal immigration.

Note 1:

The May 2010 elections were held for 183 seats in the Chamber of Deputies (up from 178) and 32 seats in the Senate. In accordance with transitional measures in the 2010 Constitution, seven members representing Dominicans abroad were elected in May 2012. The number of members in the Chamber of Deputies has thus increased from 183 to 190.

Note 2:

The 2010 Constitution prohibited consecutive presidential terms. On 12 June 2015, the National Revisory Assembly, composing senators and deputies and tasked with reviewing amendments to the Constitution, adopted constitutional amendments to allow consecutive re-election for the presidency, as was the case before 2010.
Number of parties winning seats: 10
Percentage of parties winning seats: 55.6%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition: 55.8%
Alternation of power after elections: No
Number of parties in government: 2
Names of parties in government: Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD)

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group	Total
Dominican Liberation Party (PLD)	106
Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM)	42
Social Christian Reformist Party (PRSC)	18
Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD)	16
Liberal Reformist Party (PLR)	3
National Alliance (ALPAIS)	1
Christian People's Party (PPC)	1
Broad Front (FRENTE)	1
Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party (PQDC)	1
Alternative Democratic Movement (MODA)	1

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected: 139
Number of women elected: 51
Percentage of women elected: 26.8%
Women Directly Elected: 51
Other notes on the elections: Timing of election: Upon normal expiry. Under the new Constitution, which came into effect in January 2010, the statutory term of the Congress of the Republic remains four years. However, those members elected in 2010 served a six-year term in order to synchronize presidential, parliamentary and local elections in 2016.
Sources: Chamber of Deputies (14.07.2016, 17.08.2016)

Junta Central Electoral (02.06.2016)

International Foundation for Electoral Systems

Dominican Today

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New legislature

Total number of men after the election: 139
Total number of women after the election: 51
Percentage of women after the election: 26.8%
First-term parliamentarians: No information available
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: No information available
Date of the first session: 16 Aug 2016

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: Lucía Medina Sánchez (Female)
Political party: Dominican Liberation Party (PLD)

Dominican Republic

Chamber of Deputies

Election results

Background

Candidates

Voter turnout