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1988 Salvadoran legislative election

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1988 Salvadoran legislative election
El Salvador
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All 60 seats in the Legislative Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
ARENA Roberto D'Aubuisson 48.10 31 +18
PDC José Duarte 35.10 22 −11
PCN 8.46 7 −5
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by constituency

Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 20 March 1988.[1] The result was a victory for the Nationalist Republican Alliance, which won 31 of the 60 seats. Voter turnout was 59%.[2]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Nationalist Republican Alliance447,69648.1031+18
Christian Democratic Party326,71635.1022–11
National Conciliation Party78,7568.467–5
Liberation Party34,9603.760New
Salvadoran Authentic Institutional Party19,6092.110–1
Democratic Action16,2111.740–1
Renovating Action Party5,0590.5400
Popular Orientation Party1,7420.1900
Total930,749100.00600
Valid votes930,74980.87
Invalid/blank votes220,18519.13
Total votes1,150,934100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,950,00059.02
Source: Nohlen

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ Nohlen, p284

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