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1997 Salvadoran legislative election

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1997 Salvadoran legislative election
El Salvador
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All 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly
43 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
ARENA 35.40 28 −11
FMLN 33.02 27 +6
PCN 8.70 11 +7
PDC 8.36 10 −8
PRCS 3.58 3 New
CVD 3.50 2 +1
PDL 3.15 2 New
MU 2.25 1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by constituency

Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 16 March 1997.[1] The result was a narrow victory for the Nationalist Republican Alliance, which won 28 of the 84 seats. Voter turnout was 39.2%.[2]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Nationalist Republican Alliance396,30135.4028–11
Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front369,70933.0227+6
National Conciliation Party97,3628.7011+7
Christian Democratic Party93,5458.3610–8
Social Christian Renewal Party40,0393.583New
Democratic Convergence39,1453.502+1
Liberal Democratic Party35,2793.152New
Movement of Unity25,2442.2510
Democratic Party13,5331.210New
Movement of National Solidarity7,0120.6300
Liberal Party2,3020.210New
Salvadoran Authentic Movement1320.010New
Total1,119,603100.00840
Valid votes1,119,60395.13
Invalid/blank votes57,2844.87
Total votes1,176,887100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,004,17439.18
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

Bibliography

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  • Political Handbook of the world, 1997. New York, 1998.
  • Córdova Macías, Ricardo and Andrew J. Stein. 1998. "National and local elections in El Salvador, 1982-1994." Dietz, Henry A. and Gil Shidlo, eds. 1998. Urban elections in democratic Latin America. Wilmington: SR Books. Pages 141-162.
  • Cruz, José Miguel. 1997. "Tres reflexiones sobre el pasado proceso electoral." Estudios centroamericanos (ECA) 52, 583:442-447 (mayo 1997).
  • Holiday, David. 1997. "Salvador's guerrilla vote." Nation 264, 14:6 (April 14, 1997).
  • "Nuevas posibilidades para la transición política." 1997. Estudios centroamericanos (ECA) 52, 581-582 (marzo-abril 1997).
  • "Resultados electorales." 1997. Estudios centroamericanos (ECA) 52, 581-582:339-358 (marzo-abril 1997).