Elections in Puerto Rico

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Elections in Puerto Rico gives information on election and election results in Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico elects on state level a governor and a legislature. The governor is elected for a four year term by the people. The Legislative Assembly (Asamblea Legislativa) has two chambers. The Chamber of Representatives (Cámara de Representantes) has now 51 members, elected for a four year term, 40 elected in single-seat constituencies, 11 at large by proportional representation and 3 to allow the opposition to have one third of the seats. The Senate (Senado) has 28 members, elected for a four year term, 16 members elected in two-seat constituencies and 11 at large by proportional representation and 1 to allow the opposition to have one third of the seats. The new electoral process is not clear. Puerto Rico has a three-party system, which means that there are three dominant political parties, although two parties, which wish to maintain ties with the US government dominate and a third pro-independence party obtains only a small percentage of votes.

1 Latest elections
2 Past elections
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Latest elections

Main article: Puerto Rico General Elections of 2004

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Summary of the 2 November 2004 Puerto Rico governor **election results**
	Votes	%
Aníbal Acevedo Vilá - Popular Democratic Party	963,303	48.40
Pedro Rosselló - New Progressive Party	959,737	48.22
Rubén Berríos Martínez - Puerto Rican Independence Party	54,551	2.74
Others	12,781	0.64
Total (turnout 81.7 %)		100.0
Source: (Spanish) CEEPUR

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Summary of the 2 November 2004 Puerto Rico House of Representatives **election results**
Parties		District Votes	District %	District Seats	At Large Votes	At Large %	At Large Seats	Total
	New Progressive Party (Partido Nuevo Progresista)	936,030	48.4	26	886,151	46.3	6	32
	Popular Democratic Party (Partido Popular Democrático)	901,326	46.6	14	824,472	43.1	4	18
	Puerto Rican Independence Party (Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño)	77,289	4.0	0	186,197	9.7	1	1
	Civic Alternative Party (Partido Alternativa Ciudadana)	1,682	0.1	0	-	-	-	-
	Civil Action Party (Partido Acción Civil)	423	0.0	0	-	-	-	-
	Others	1,161	0.1	0	457	0.0	0	-
Total		1,917,911	100.0	40	1,897,277	100.0	11	51
Blank and Null Votes		17,245	0.9	-	17,245	0.9	-	-
Total votes cast		1,935,156	-	-	1,914,522	-	-	-
Source: (Spanish) Elections Puerto Rico

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Summary of the 2 November 2004 Puerto Rico Senate **election results**
Parties		District Votes	District %	District Seats	At Large Votes	At Large %	At Large Seats	Total
	New Progressive Party (Partido Nuevo Progresista)	1,845,204	48.6	11	845,228	44.3	6	17
	Popular Democratic Party (Partido Popular Democrático)	1,768,374	46.6	5	767,626	40.3	4	9
	Puerto Rican Independence Party (Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño)	160,632	4.2	0	178,541	9.4	1	1
	Independence Movement of the Eastern Region (Movimiento Independiente Region Este)	2,936	0.1	0	-	-	-	-
	Independent	-	-	-	97,673	5.1	0	-
	Others	826	0.0	0	297	0.0	0	-
Total (turnout 81.7 %)		3,777,972	100.0	16	1,889,365	100.0	11	27
Blank and Null Votes		17,245	0.4	-	17,245	0.7	-	-
Total votes cast		3,795,217	-	-	1,906,610	-	-	-
Source: (Spanish) Elections Puerto Rico