1997 Honduran general election

1997 Honduran general election

30 November 1997
Presidential election
Turnout	72.70% ( 7.90pp)
Nominee Carlos Roberto Flores Nora Gúnera de Melgar Party Liberal National Popular vote 1,040,403 844,985 Percentage 52.65% 42.76%
Flores:      40-50%      50-60% Gúnera:      40–50%      50–60%
President before election Carlos Roberto Reina Liberal Elected President Carlos Roberto Flores Liberal

General elections were held in Honduras to elect a president and parliament on 30 November 1997. They were also the first elections in which the left wing Democratic Unification Party was allowed to stand. Closed list PR was used to elect Congress.

Carlos Roberto Flores of the Liberal Party was elected president, defeating Nora Gúnera de Melgar who was the first woman to stand for the Presidency. Major campaign issues were crime and rising living standards.

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Carlos Roberto Flores	Liberal Party	1,040,403	52.65
	Nora Gúnera de Melgar	National Party	844,985	42.76
	Olban Francisco Valladares Ordóñez	Innovation and Unity Party–Social Democrats	41,605	2.11
	Arturo Alvarez	Christian Democratic Party	24,737	1.25
	Matias Funes	Democratic Unification Party	24,243	1.23
Total			1,975,973	100.00
Valid votes			1,975,973	94.24
Invalid/blank votes			120,673	5.76
Total votes			2,096,646	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,883,919	72.70
Source: Nohlen

National Congress

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Party	940,575	49.55	72	+1
	National Party	789,015	41.56	55	0
	Innovation and Unity Party–Social Democrats	78,495	4.13	3	+1
	Christian Democratic Party	49,650	2.62	2	+2
	Democratic Unification Party	40,658	2.14	1	New
Total		1,898,393	100.00	133	+5
Valid votes		1,898,393	92.05
Invalid/blank votes		163,986	7.95
Total votes		2,062,379	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,883,919	71.51
Source: Nohlen

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