1914 Cuban parliamentary election

none Midterm parliamentary elections were held in Cuba on 1 November 1914 in order to fill half the seats in the House of Representatives,Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p203 978-0-19-928357-6 as well as a single seat in the Senate. The National Conservative Party was the biggest winner, taking 22 of the 49 House seats and the sole Senate seat. Results House of Representatives National Conservative Party 22 Liberal Party of Cuba 15 Unionist Liberal Party 9 Provincial Liberal Party 2 Cuban National Party 1 Nohlen Candidates for Representatives of La Habana Province National Conservative Party (NCP) Gustavo Pino Raul de Cardenas (Incumbent) Miguel Coyula (Incumbent) Alfredo Betancourt Manduley Federico G. Morales (Incumbent) Felipe Gonzalez Sarrain (Incumbent) Gonzalo Freyre de Andrade Liberal Party of Cuba (LPC) Eugenio L. Azpiazo Generoso Campos Marquetti Juan Gualberto Gómez Benito Lagueruela Carlos Guas Pagueras Unionist Liberal Party (ULP) Manuel Varona Suárez Miguel Maniano Gómez Enrique Roig (Incumbent) Cuban National Party (CNP) José d'Estrampes Candidates for Representatives of Pinar del Rio Province +National Conservative PartyCandidates*StatusVotes**Wifredo Fernández Vegalime Incumbent Winner36,940Francisco Galatas Errastilime Won Race25,047José Baldor Valdéslime Won Race25,122Narciso Camejo Pimientared Lost Race10,030Alfonso Masón Garcíared Lost Race8,879 +Liberal Party of CubaCandidatesStatusVotesArmando del Pino Sandrinolime Won Race22,708Estanislao Cartañá Borrelllime Won Race17,927Ramón Vidal Díazred Lost Race17,700José Lazo Rodríguezred Lost Race7,156Alfredo Veliz Muñozred Lost Race9,690 +Unionist Liberal PartyCandidatesStatusVotesCésar Madrid Vegared Lost Race5,515Ramón Hernándezred Lost Race9,082Virgilio Raynerired Lost Race7,488Modesto Gómez Rubiored Lost Race6,920Ibrahim Urquiaga Arrastíared Lost Race7,963 Candidates for Representatives of Matanzas Province +National Conservative PartyCandidatesStatusVotesGustavo G. Menocal Deonlime Incumbent Winner19,434Domingo Lecuona Mádamlime Won Race21,761Alfredo González Benardred Incumbent Loser17,474Miguel Arango Mantillared Incumbent Loser18,521Eduardo García Vigoared Lost Race14,872 +Liberal Party of CubaCandidatesStatusVotesNemesio Busto Delgadored Incumbent Loser14,614Juan Gronlier Sardiñaslime Won Race16,006Celso Cuóllar del Rio***lime Incumbent Winner17,452Francisco Santiago Hernándezred Lost Race13,056Antonio Génova de Zayasred Incumbent Loser11,975 ***Diario de la Marina places Celso with the Liberal Party of Cuba, while Crónica Cubana places him with the Liberal Unionist Party. +Liberal Unionist PartyCandidatesStatusVotesAgustín Mederos Lensred Lost Race13,068Enrique González Gómezred Lost Race6,116Silverio Sánchez Figuerasred Lost Race10,067Roque E. Garrigó Salidored Lost Race11,385Fidel Fundora Vegalime Won Race15,373 Candidates for Representatives of Santa Clara Province +National Conservative PartyCandidatesStatusVotesJoaquín R. Torralbas de la Cruzred Incumbent Loser24,012Manuel Rivero Gándaralime Incumbent Winner48,096Antonio Cazañas Gómezred Lost Race36,029Juan Jiménez Casto Palominored Lost Race33,710Oscar Soto Calderón de la Barcred Incumbent Loser26,509Rafael L. Mariscal Domínguezred Lost Race22,421Carlos Robau Lópezlime Incumbent Winner33,953Rafael Cabrera Sánchezred Lost Race29,326José A. Hernández Falesred Lost Race26,534Pedro Pamps Campsred Lost Race39,107Justo Carrillo Moraleslime Won Race41,234 +Liberal Unionist PartyCandidatesStatusVotesOrestes Ferrara Marinolime Incumbent Winner54,347Andrés García Santiagolime Incumbent Winner36,550Antonio Calvo Cárdenasred Lost Race19,553Roberto Méndez Peñatered Lost Race47,868Manuel J. Delgado Delgadored Incumbent Loser23,195André Calleja Capotered Lost Race24,038Ricardo Campos Martínezred Lost Race38,504Mario García Madrigalred Lost Race23,880Fernando J. del Pinored Lost Race27,811Pablo Lezcano Larrondored Lost Race24,019Juan Fuentes Borgesred Lost Race19,219 +Liberal Party of CubaCandidatesStatusVotesEduardo Guzmán Macíasred Incumbent Loser2,006Carlos Calonga Lópezred Lost Race3,890Félix Arias Segrerared Lost Race1,225Casimiro Haya Serranored Lost Race2,603Fortunato Sánchez Osoriored Lost Race1,139Ernesto Collado Castillored Lost Race1,108Manuel J. de Carrerá Sterlingred Lost Race1,193Isidoro Tristá Pérezred Lost Race1,541Antonio Rojas Oriared Lost Race1,446Juan A. Espinosa Espinosared Lost Race1,182Andrés Pereira Torresred Lost Race1,244 Other Elected Representatives of Santa Clara Province Roberto Mendez Pendant (ULP) Candidates for Representatives in Oriente Province +National Conservative PartyCandidatesStatusVoteLuis A. Milanés Tamayolime Won Race38,801Manuel Giraudy Vivarlime Won Race32,255Miguel López Garcíared Lost Race31,199Pablo García Menocal Deoplime Won Race36,366Calixto Enamoradolime Won Race27,616Francisco Alvarez Lagored Lost Race23,053Juan P. Sánchez Silveirared Lost Race18,769Wilfredo Albanés Peñared Lost Race29,024Arístides García Gómezred Lost Race26,233Félix del Prado Jiménezlime Won Race35,696Francisco Gutiérrez Barrosored Lost Race25,378Eduardo González Manetred Lost Race30,124 +Liberal Party of CubaCandidatesStatusVotesSebastián Planas Mojenalime Won Race26,614Arturo de Feria Salazarlime Won Race32,499Justo R. Canipiñared Incumbent Loser20,111Manuel León Valdéslime Won Race32,227Manuel Plana Rodriguez del Reyred Lost Race26,839Enrique Samuel Duanylime Won Race30,046Ibrahím Arias Gutiérrezred Lost Race30,689Idelfonso Llamas Cobosred Lost Race17,931Alberto Duboy Castillored Lost Race27,078José R. Barceló Reyeslime Won Race37,788Alberto Castellanosred Lost Race19,065Rogelio Robianas Arquimbaured Lost Race20,457 Other Elected Representatives of Oriente Province Manuel Diaz Ramirez (Liberal Provincial) Eduardo Beltran Moreno (Liberal Provincial) Elected Representatives of Camagüey Province Julio C. del Castillo (LPC) (Incumbent) Aurelio Alvarez (NCP) * Underline indicates that a candidate was elected to a seat in the Senate. ** Votes come from a source that reported on November 6, and may not have been completely tabulated at the time of reporting. 6 Nov 1914 Año LXXXII Número 307 Edición de la mañana Spanish 8 Diario de la Marina https://prensahistorica.mcu.es/es/catalogo_imagenes/grupo.do?path=2001040535&idImagen=2008534737&idBusqueda=43597 17 Feb 2023Primelles Leon 1955 Crónica cubana 1915-1918 https://archive.org/details/LeonPrimellesCronicaCubana191518T1/page/n45/mode/2up archive.org Talleres Tipográficos de Editorial Lex 45–47 es Allegations of Fraud Although there were initial reportings of a steady and well-organized election, later information would come to dispute that, starting with a controversy regarding whether or not President Mario Menocal should have been allowed to vote, due to him having failed to register in the district that he lived in.2 Nov 1914 Cuba's Election Tranquil 1 The Washington Post https://www.newspapers.com/image/28936818 19 Feb 2023 Later evidence would come forth showing an election that was tampered with ballot harvesting and voter fraud. As reported by the Journal Gazette, allegations of fraud were rampant following the conclusion of the election. It was reported that there was a <10% voter turnout, yet the La Habana Province saw a voter turnout of 1,200,000, despite the fact that 7 years prior, the entire population of Cuba was barely above 2,000,000 people.http://www.one.cu/publicaciones/cepde/plegablecenso/Plegable%20Censo%20Sitio.pdf Censos en Cuba Census in Cuba es National Office of Statistics of Cuba 24 February 2014 10 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130310062720/http://www.one.cu/publicaciones/cepde/plegablecenso/Plegable%20Censo%20Sitio.pdf dead Votes were alleged to be sold in lots for $200. Despite calls for an annulment of the election due to fraud, the election was not recalled.7 Nov 1914 Frauds in Cuban Election 5 Journal Gazette https://www.newspapers.com/image/75442860/ 18 Feb 2023 It is generally believed that the election was, at least in party, fraudulent. The Wilkes-Barre Semi-Weekly Record, while not reporting fraud, echoed similar concerns of inconsistency and suspicion regarding population issues in La Habana province.13 Nov 1914 Cuba Election Report 4 Wilkes-Barre Semi-Weekly Record https://www.newspapers.com/image/392018439 19 Feb 2023 The Baltimore Sun reported similar claims. 2 days after the election, the 10% voter turnout statistics had been leaked. It was also recorded that some of the alleged voter fraud contained the names of dead men, such as Evaristo Estenoz, who had died a 4 years before the election during the Negro Rebellion. Later, it was reported that the Senate had failed to fill a quorum, and a message written by President Menocal regarding the state of the agricultural sector's economy.3 Nov 1914 Cuban Election Farce 1 The Baltimore Sun https://www.newspapers.com/image/365469574 18 Feb 2023 Earlier in the year, the Sun had reported on fraudulent votes within the senate, stating that in the process to elect a Speaker of the House back on August 31 had 3 more votes cast than there were members in Congress, leading to more suspicion that the 1914 nationwide election could have been tampered with.1 Sep 1914 Congress Ballot "Stuffed" 14 The Baltimore Sun https://www.newspapers.com/image/79022884 19 Feb 2023 +Official Vote Count of La Habana Province**PartyVotesNational Conservative Party349,115Liberal Party of Cuba338,086Liberal Unionist Party253,239National Party of Cuba89,130Federal Worker's Party10,773Republican Party36,380Party for Morale23,893 References Cuba Category:Parliamentary elections in Cuba Parliamentary Cuba Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results