IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Dominican Republic

Name	Official Name	Type
Dominican Senate	Senado	Upper House
Dominican Presidency	None	Head of State
Dominican Chamber of Deputies	Camara de Diputados	Lower House

Chief of State: President Danilo MEDINA Sanchez
Head of Government: President Danilo MEDINA Sanchez
Assembly: Dominican Republic has a bicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) consisting of the Senate (Senado) with 32 seats and the Chamber of Deputies (Camara de Diputados) with 195 seats.

The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 4-year term.
In the Senate (Senado) 32 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms. In the Chamber of Deputies (Camara de Diputados), 178 members are elected through an open-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms, 5 members are elected by proportional representation to serve 4-year terms and 7 members are elected by proportional representation at the provincial level to serve 4-year terms.
- Seats are apportioned to 30 multi-member districts (29 provinces and the federal district) in proportion to population. No district magnitude may be less than 2. The term of office will be six years from 2010-2016. After that, it will return to four years. The Dominican Constitution of 2010 created 5 National Deputies, elected by accumulation of votes nationwide, and 7 Overseas Deputies to represent Dominicans abroad.

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Dominican Senate	1998-05-16	2,183,707	4,129,554	52.88%
Dominican Chamber of Deputies	1998-05-16	2,183,707	4,129,554	52.88%
Dominican Presidency	2000-05-16	3,236,906	4,251,218	76.14%
Dominican Senate	2002-05-16	2,386,808	4,644,791	51.39%
Dominican Chamber of Deputies	2002-05-16	2,386,808	4,644,791	51.39%
Dominican Presidency	2004-05-16	3,656,850	5,020,703	72.84%
Dominican Chamber of Deputies	2006-05-16	3,101,071	5,492,880	56.46%
Dominican Senate	2006-05-16	3,101,071	5,492,880	56.46%
Dominican Presidency	2008-05-16	4,113,644	5,764,387	71.36%
Dominican Senate	2010-05-16	3,101,071	6,116,397	50.7%
Dominican Chamber of Deputies	2010-05-16	3,511,505	6,116,397	57.41%
Dominican Presidency	2012-05-20	4,567,052	6,502,968	70.23%
Dominican Chamber of Deputies	2016-05-15	4,476,903	6,403,902	69.91%
Dominican Presidency	2016-05-15	4,708,746	6,765,245	69.6%
Dominican Senate	2016-05-15	4,708,746	6,765,245	69.6%
Dominican Senate	2020-07-05	4,029,886	6,934,053	58.12%
Dominican Chamber of Deputies	2020-07-05	4,003,159	7,529,932	53.16%
Dominican Presidency	2020-07-05	4,125,248	7,529,932	54.78%