2013 Cuban parliamentary election

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2013 Cuban parliamentary election

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All 612 seats in the National Assembly of People's Power
  First party
 
Leader Raúl Castro
Party PCC
Seats won 612
Seat change Decrease2

Selective votes by province

President of the Council of Ministers before election

Raúl Castro
PCC

Elected President of the Council of Ministers

Raúl Castro
PCC

Parliamentary elections were held in Cuba on 3 February 2013.[1]

Electoral system

The 612 members of the

Council of State chose to hold a by-election.[2]

Only one candidate stood in each constituency, having been approved by the National Candidature Commission.[2] The electoral law in force at the time stated that half of the candidates had to be municipal councillors, whilst the remaining half were put forward by assemblies composed of members of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution and groups representing farmers, students, women, workers and young people.[2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Communist Party of Cuba and affiliated (entire list)6,031,21581.30612
Communist Party of Cuba and affiliated (selective votes)1,387,30718.70
Total7,418,522100.00612
Valid votes7,418,52294.17
Invalid votes94,8081.20
Blank votes364,5764.63
Total votes7,877,906100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,668,45790.88
Source: Juventud Rebelde

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