1982 Salvadoran presidential election

1982 Salvadoran presidential election

29 April 1982
Turnout	88.33%
Nominee Álvaro Magaña Hugo César Barrera Party AD–PDC–PCN ARENA Electoral vote 36 17 Percentage 67.92% 32.08%
President before election Carlos Humberto Romero. PCN Elected President Álvaro Magaña AD–PDC–PCN

Indirect presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 29 April 1982. The Legislative Assembly voted on three candidates nominated by the armed forces. Álvaro Alfredo Magaña Borja, leader of the Democratic Action, was elected by 36 votes to 17, ahead of the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) candidate.

Roberto D'Aubuisson accused Jaime Abdul Gutiérrez Avendaño of imposing on the Assembly "his personal decision to put Álvaro Alfredo Magaña Borja in the presidency" in spite of a "categorical no" from the ARENA deputies. Magaña was sworn into office on 2 May.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Álvaro Magaña	AD–PDC–PCN	36	67.92
	Hugo César Barrera	Nationalist Republican Alliance	17	32.08
Total			53	100.00
Valid votes			53	100.00
Invalid/blank votes			0	0.00
Total votes			53	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			60	88.33
Source: Achinelli & Leopoldo

Of the seven abstaining votes, four were from PCN members, two from National Republican Alliance members and one from a Salvadoran Popular Party member.

Bibliography

• Motley, Langhorne A. Elections in El Salvador: August 3, 1983. Washington, D.C.: Department of State. 1983.
• Political Handbook of the world, 1972. New York, 1973.