Honduran general election, 1997
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General elections were held in Honduras to elect a president and parliament on 30 November 1997. These were the first elections in Honduras to have separate ballots for the presidency, congress and local elections allowing split-ticket voting. They were also the first elections in which the left wing Democratic Unification Party was allowed to stand.
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[edit] Presidential election
Five candidates stood in the election which was won by the Liberal Party's Carlos Roberto Flores defeating Nora Gúnera de Melgar who was the first women to stand for the Presidency.[1] Major campaign issues were crime and rising living standards.[2]
[edit] Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Roberto Flores | Liberal Party | 1,040,343 | 52.6% |
| Nora Gúnera de Melgar | National Party | 846,220 | 42.8% |
| Olban Valladares | Innovation and Unity Party | 41,409 | 2.1% |
| Matias Funes Valladares | Christian Democratic Party | 24,909 | 1.2% |
| Arturo Corrales Alvarez | Democratic Unification Party | 24,288 | 1.2% |
| Total (turnout 72.3%) | 2,097,770 | 100% | |
| Source: Adam Carr's Election Archive | |||
[edit] Parliamentary election
The parliamentary elections were won by the Liberal Party, who took 72 of the 133 seats.
[edit] Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | 941,264 | 49.4% | 72 |
| National Party | 790,808 | 41.5% | 55 |
| Innovation and Unity Party | 78,192 | 4.1% | 3 |
| Christian Democratic Party | 49,494 | 2.6% | 2 |
| Democratic Unification Party | 44,111 | 2.3% | 1 |
| Total | 1,903,869 | 100% | 133 |
| Source: Adam Carr's Election Archive | |||
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