1936 Cuban general election
1936 Cuban general election
Presidential election
General elections were held in Cuba on 10 January 1936.[1] [2] Miguel Mariano Gómez of the Tripartite Coalition (an alliance of the Liberal Party , the Nationalist Union and Republican Action) won the presidential election, whilst the Coalition also emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives . The elections were the first in which women could vote,[3]
Results President Candidate Party Votes % Miguel Mariano Gómez Tripartite Coalition (PL –UN–AR) 343,289 Mario García Menocal Democratic National Association 256,606 Total Total votes 1,123,848 – Registered voters/turnout 1,675,813 67.06 Source: Nohlen
Senate Party or alliance Seats Tripartite Coalition Liberal Party of Cuba 10 Nationalist Union 9 Republican Action 5 Democratic National Association 12 Total 36 Source: Nohlen
House of Representatives Seven women were elected to the House of Representatives – Rosa Anders Causse , María Caro Más , María Gómez Carbonell , María Antonia Quintana Herrero , Balbina Remedios , Herminia Rodríguez Fernández and Consuelo Vázquez Bello – becoming the country's first Congresswomen.[3] [4]
Party or alliance Seats Tripartite Coalition Liberal Party of Cuba 35 Nationalist Union 30 Republican Action 25 Democratic National Association 70 Cuban Unionist Party 2 Total 162 Source: Nohlen
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