General elections were held in Cuba on 1 June 1944.[1] Ramón Grau San Martín won the presidential election running under the Auténtico-Republican Alliance banner, whilst the Partido Auténtico emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives, winning 19 of the 70 seats.
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Results
editPresident
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramón Grau | Auténtico–Republican Alliance | 1,041,822 | ||
| Carlos Saladrigas Zayas | Democratic Socialist Coalition | 839,220 | ||
| Total | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,330,021 | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Senate
edit| Party or alliance | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Socialist Coalition | Liberal Party of Cuba | 13 | ||
| Democratic Party | 10 | |||
| ABC | 4 | |||
| Socialist | 3 | |||
| Auténtico–Republican Alliance | Partido Auténtico | 17 | ||
| Republican Party | 7 | |||
| Total | 54 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
House of Representatives
edit| Party or alliance | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Socialist Coalition | Liberal Party of Cuba | 18 | ||
| Democratic Party | 17 | |||
| ABC | 4 | |||
| Socialist | 4 | |||
| Auténtico–Republican Alliance | Partido Auténtico | 19 | ||
| Republican Party | 8 | |||
| Total | 70 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p203 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6