1946 Venezuelan Constituent Assembly election
# 1946 Venezuelan Constituent Assembly election

Constituent Assembly elections were held in Venezuela on 27 October 1946, following a coup the year before which launched El Trienio Adeco. The result was a victory for Democratic Action, which won 137 of the 160 seats in the Assembly. Voter turnout was 86.6%.

## Results

Seats :

| | Democratic Action | 1,099,601 | 78.43 | 137 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Copei | 141,418 | 10.09 | 19 |
| | Communist Party of Venezuela | 50,837 | 3.63 | 2 |
| | Democratic Republican Union | 49,721 | 3.55 | 2 |
| | Republican Federal Union | 38,440 | 2.74 | 0 |
| | Falconian Electoral Committee | 5,489 | 0.39 | 0 |
| | Liberal Party of Tachira | 4,333 | 0.31 | 0 |
| | Democratic Electoral Organisation | 3,007 | 0.21 | 0 |
| | Socialist Party of Venezuela | 2,078 | 0.15 | 0 |
| | Venezuelan Independent Sector | 2,073 | 0.15 | 0 |
| | Independent Democratic Organisation | 1,619 | 0.12 | 0 |
| | Progressive Liberal Party | 846 | 0.06 | 0 |
| | Other parties | 2,549 | 0.18 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 1,402,011 | 100.00 | 160 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,402,011 | 99.88 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,706 | 0.12 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 1,403,717 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,621,687 | 86.56 | |
| Source: Nohlen, Nohlen, Martínez |||||

### Seats won by state

| State/ Territory | AD | COPEI/ UFR | PCV | URD |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Federal District | 12 | 2 | 1 | |
| Anzoátegui | 6 | | | |
| Apure | 3 | | | |
| Aragua | 6 | | | |
| Barinas | 3 | | | |
| Bolívar | 4 | | | |
| Carabobo | 8 | | | |
| Cojedes | 3 | | | |
| Falcón | 9 | | | |
| Guárico | 6 | | | |
| Lara | 12 | 1 | | |
| Mérida | 3 | 5 | | |
| Miranda | 9 | | | |
| Monagas | 5 | | | |
| Nueva Esparta | 2 | | | 1 |
| Portuguesa | 4 | | | |
| Sucre | 11 | | | 1 |
| Táchira | 3 | 7 | | |
| Trujillo | 8 | 3 | | |
| Yaracuy | 5 | | | |
| Zulia | 12 | 1 | 1 | |
| Amazonas Federal Territory | 1 | | | |
| Delta Amacuro Federal Territory | 2 | | | |
| Source: CSE |||||
