Cuban general election, 1954
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General elections were held in Cuba
on 1 November 1954. Fulgencio Batista
won the presidential election running under the National Progressive Coalition banner, whilst the main opposition candidate, Ramón Grau San Martín, withdrew his candidacy before election day. Progressive Action emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 60 of the 130 seats. Voter turnout was 52.4%.
¹ The National Progressive Coalition was an alliance of Progressive Action, the Radical Union, the Republican Democratic Party and the Liberal Party.
Cuba
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on 1 November 1954. Fulgencio Batista
Fulgencio Batista
Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar was the United States-aligned Cuban President, dictator and military leader who served as the leader of Cuba from 1933 to 1944 and from 1952 to 1959, before being overthrown as a result of the Cuban Revolution....
won the presidential election running under the National Progressive Coalition banner, whilst the main opposition candidate, Ramón Grau San Martín, withdrew his candidacy before election day. Progressive Action emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 60 of the 130 seats. Voter turnout was 52.4%.
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulgencio Batista Fulgencio Batista Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar was the United States-aligned Cuban President, dictator and military leader who served as the leader of Cuba from 1933 to 1944 and from 1952 to 1959, before being overthrown as a result of the Cuban Revolution.... |
National Progressive Coalition¹ | 1,451,753 | |
| Ramón Grau San Martín | Partido Auténtico Partido Auténtico The Partido Auténtico was a political party in Cuba most active between 1933 to 1952... |
188,209 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | |||
| Total | 1,451,753 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
¹ The National Progressive Coalition was an alliance of Progressive Action, the Radical Union, the Republican Democratic Party and the Liberal Party.
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Progressive Coalition | 36 | New | ||
| Partido Auténtico Partido Auténtico The Partido Auténtico was a political party in Cuba most active between 1933 to 1952... |
18 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | ||||
| Total | 54 | 0 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
House of Representatives
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Action | 60 | |||
| Liberal Party | 24 | |||
| Partido Auténtico Partido Auténtico The Partido Auténtico was a political party in Cuba most active between 1933 to 1952... |
16 | |||
| Democratic Party | 15 | |||
| Radical Union | 15 | New | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | ||||
| Total | 130 | +64 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||