1991 Salvadoran legislative election

1991 Salvadoran legislative election

10 March 1991

All 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly 43 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– ARENA 44.33 39 +8 PDC 27.96 26 +4 CVD 12.16 8 New PCN 8.99 9 +2 MCDA 3.23 1 New UDN 2.68 1 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by constituency

Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 10 March 1991. The result was a victory for the Nationalist Republican Alliance, which won 39 of the 84 seats. Voter turnout was 44.7%.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Nationalist Republican Alliance	466,091	44.33	39	+8
	Christian Democratic Party	294,029	27.96	26	+4
	Democratic Convergence	127,855	12.16	8	New
	National Conciliation Party	94,531	8.99	9	+2
	Authentic Democratic Christian Movement	33,971	3.23	1	New
	Nationalist Democratic Union	28,206	2.68	1	New
	Democratic Action	6,798	0.65	0	0
Total		1,051,481	100.00	84	+24
Valid votes		1,051,481	91.19
Invalid/blank votes		101,532	8.81
Total votes		1,153,013	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,582,000	44.66
Source: Nohlen

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