title: 2000 Venezuelan general election
text: # 2000 Venezuelan general election
  
  General elections were held in Venezuela on 30 July 2000, the first under the country's newly adopted 1999 constitution. Incumbent President Hugo Chávez ran for election for a full 6-year term under the new Constitution. He was challenged by another leftist, a former ally of his, Zulia Governor Francisco Arias Cárdenas. Chávez won the election with almost 60% of the popular vote, increasing his vote share over the previous elections, and managing to carry a larger number of states. Arias Cárdenas only managed to narrowly carry his home state of Zulia.
  
  ## Electoral system
  
  Representatives in the National Assembly were elected under a mixed member proportional representation, with 60% elected in single seat districts and the remainder by closed party lists.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### President
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Hugo Chávez | Fifth Republic Movement | 3,757,773 | 59.76 |
  | | Francisco Arias Cárdenas | Radical Cause | 2,359,459 | 37.52 |
  | | Claudio Fermín | National Encounter | 171,346 | 2.72 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 6,288,578 | 100.00 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 6,288,578 | 94.75 |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 348,698 | 5.25 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,637,276 | 100.00 |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 11,720,660 | 56.63 |
  | Source: CNE |||||
  
  ### National Assembly
  
  Seats :
  
  | | Fifth Republic Movement | 1,977,992 | 44.38 | 92 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Democratic Action | 718,148 | 16.11 | 33 |
  | | Project Venezuela | 309,168 | 6.94 | 6 |
  | | Copei | 227,349 | 5.10 | 6 |
  | | Movement for Socialism | 224,170 | 5.03 | 6 |
  | | Radical Cause | 196,787 | 4.41 | 3 |
  | | Justice First | 109,900 | 2.47 | 5 |
  | | Fatherland for All | 101,246 | 2.27 | 1 |
  | | A New Era | 78,109 | 1.75 | 3 |
  | | Fearless People's Alliance | 49,218 | 1.10 | 0 |
  | | Voters of Miranda | 48,291 | 1.08 | 0 |
  | | Convergence | 47,620 | 1.07 | 4 |
  | | Democratic Left | 37,230 | 0.84 | 0 |
  | | National Encounter | 37,036 | 0.83 | 0 |
  | | United for Human Rights | 33,669 | 0.76 | 0 |
  | | MIGATO | 21,044 | 0.47 | 1 |
  | | Movement for Direct Democracy | 19,856 | 0.45 | 0 |
  | | Communist Party of Venezuela | 15,997 | 0.36 | 0 |
  | | Independent Solidarity | 15,272 | 0.34 | 0 |
  | | Red Flag Party | 14,273 | 0.32 | 0 |
  | | National Integration Movement | 11,234 | 0.25 | 0 |
  | | Organisation Force in Motion | 10,547 | 0.24 | 0 |
  | | Formula 1 | 10,163 | 0.23 | 0 |
  | | Independents for National Community | 7,760 | 0.17 | 0 |
  | | FCT | 6,869 | 0.15 | 0 |
  | | Builders of a Country | 6,259 | 0.14 | 0 |
  | | Caroni Decides | 8,788 | 0.20 | 0 |
  | | Emerging People | 5,044 | 0.11 | 0 |
  | | New Democratic Regime | 4,403 | 0.10 | 0 |
  | | Organised Renovation And Emerging Group | 4,050 | 0.09 | 0 |
  | | Revolutionary Apureño Movement | 3,952 | 0.09 | 0 |
  | | People's Electoral Movement | 3,738 | 0.08 | 0 |
  | | Social Democratic Alliance | 3,173 | 0.07 | 0 |
  | | Advanced Regional Movement | 2,939 | 0.07 | 0 |
  | | Independent Regional Emerging Movement | 2,686 | 0.06 | 0 |
  | | Voluntariado | 2,643 | 0.06 | 0 |
  | | Democratic Republican Union | 2,641 | 0.06 | 0 |
  | | Acijusta | 2,561 | 0.06 | 0 |
  | | Communities United for Reason and Self-Esteem | 2,493 | 0.06 | 0 |
  | | Trabuco Mirandino | 2,448 | 0.05 | 0 |
  | | Justice Patrol | 2,439 | 0.05 | 0 |
  | | Integration, Representation and New Hope | 2,401 | 0.05 | 0 |
  | | United for Vargas | 2,348 | 0.05 | 0 |
  | | Ospinero Independent Front for Portuguesa | 2,311 | 0.05 | 0 |
  | | Iniciativa Propia | 2,163 | 0.05 | 0 |
  | | Organised Independent Indigenous Movement | 1,967 | 0.04 | 0 |
  | | United Multi-Ethnic Peoples of Amazonas | 1,837 | 0.04 | 1 |
  | | Out of Love for Venezuela | 1,751 | 0.04 | 0 |
  | | MDD | 1,733 | 0.04 | 0 |
  | | Organised Citizen Option | 1,720 | 0.04 | 0 |
  | | Towards the Good Homeland | 1,683 | 0.04 | 0 |
  | | Social Cause | 1,659 | 0.04 | 0 |
  | | Optimistic People | 1,540 | 0.03 | 0 |
  | | New Insular Generation | 1,509 | 0.03 | 0 |
  | | Renewing Democracy 2000 | 1,505 | 0.03 | 0 |
  | | Movimiento Civilista Adelante Cojedes | 1,398 | 0.03 | 0 |
  | | Citizens in Action | 1,274 | 0.03 | 0 |
  | | Voluntariado Organizado Zuliano | 1,181 | 0.03 | 0 |
  | | Reto Popular Merideño | 1,112 | 0.02 | 0 |
  | | Authentic Renewal Organization | 1,066 | 0.02 | 0 |
  | | Comando de Partecipación Comunitaria | 995 | 0.02 | 0 |
  | | National Opinion | 956 | 0.02 | 0 |
  | | Movimiento Patriotico Ciudadano "Yo Existo" | 936 | 0.02 | 0 |
  | | Vision Social Constituyente | 927 | 0.02 | 0 |
  | | Apoyo Profesional | 912 | 0.02 | 0 |
  | | Organización Contra el Abuso | 762 | 0.02 | 0 |
  | | Fuerza Popular | 747 | 0.02 | 0 |
  | | Caricuao Somos Todos | 740 | 0.02 | 0 |
  | | Depostistas | 711 | 0.02 | 0 |
  | | Rompe el Silencio | 695 | 0.02 | 0 |
  | | Movimiento Ecologico para la Vida | 693 | 0.02 | 0 |
  | | Pueblo Revolucionario al Cambio y Desarrollo Larense | 688 | 0.02 | 0 |
  | | Movimiento Democratico | 687 | 0.02 | 1 |
  | | Fuerza Activa de Partecipación | 635 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Partecipación Popular | 590 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Frente Civico de Militantes Zulianos | 576 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Movimiento 100 | 567 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Frente Insular Organizado de Electores | 547 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Patriotas Revolucionarios Independientes | 545 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Decision de Portuguesa | 544 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Poder Vecinal | 535 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Movimiento Unitario Real Opcion | 527 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Foro Democratico | 524 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Opening for National Participation | 522 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Movimiento Republicano | 511 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Guaiqueres en Acción | 509 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Frente Nacionalista Maisanta | 508 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | Movimiento De Base Parroquial Zuliano | 508 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | RC | 472 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | TU CAMINO | 457 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | ARENA | 455 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | MOV 20 | 451 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | REALCI | 429 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | CAMVIO | 403 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | FALCONIA | 396 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | AR | 386 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | DP | 379 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | EL | 372 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | SOLUCION | 370 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | MIAU | 368 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | APD | 363 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | M2000 | 359 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | ACTIVE | 356 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | VOTAUNIDOS | 351 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | CENUREPU | 350 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | PODER MORAL | 341 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | G CONDOR | 332 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | IPRS | 329 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | OPC REG 98 | 327 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | PROY III MELENIO | 322 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | MCR 200 | 320 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | FPC | 313 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | CON | 312 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | MP | 307 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | NFG | 289 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | PPA | 289 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | CON GUARICO | 285 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | MDR | 285 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | SOID SIGLO XXI | 269 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | EL PODER 7 | 261 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | TRIPLE C | 256 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | IND AL 2000 | 241 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | MEV VARGAS | 239 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | ASIR | 238 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | AB 2000 | 237 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | IAP | 228 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | FT | 223 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | VARGAS AL PRO | 223 | 0.01 | 0 |
  | | IPV | 216 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | VEA | 216 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | BS21 | 214 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | MHM | 202 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | UVI | 193 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | IS | 187 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | AMI | 180 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | PN | 169 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | FRD | 163 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | CORDIALIDAD | 144 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | POPA | 129 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | MOREI 2000 | 116 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | VEA | 109 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | T UCLAS | 103 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | MOCI | 101 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | MLI | 100 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | MRG 2000 | 100 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | AV 98 | 94 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | CONPACO | 94 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | PACIFICO | 90 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | SER | 88 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | POETA | 84 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | AI | 80 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | MIO | 77 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | INITA | 74 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | MIA AMAZONAS | 71 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | PM | 71 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | DEPURACION | 70 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | FAI | 64 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | CFPI | 61 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | PCMI | 58 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | MJPT | 57 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | MUPI | 49 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | OPIC | 48 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | GIR AMAZONAS | 41 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | MOVE | 40 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | MU CAMBIO | 39 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | DR 2000 | 38 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | INCVF | 35 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | MOVES 21 | 33 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | PARTICIPA | 21 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | MEAI | 13 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | MIRA | 8 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | TSV | 8 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | | CI | 5 | 0.00 | 0 |
  | Indigenous representatives | Indigenous representatives | | | 3 |
  | Total | Total | 4,457,296 | 100.00 | 165 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 4,457,296 | 67.96 | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 2,101,850 | 32.04 | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 6,559,146 | 100.00 | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 11,705,702 | 56.03 | |
  | Source: CNE, CNE |||||
  