Elections in Honduras
Elections in Honduras gives information on elections and election results in Honduras.
Honduras elects on national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The President of Honduras is elected for a four-year year term by the people by a simple majority of valid votes (nulls and blanks excluded). The unicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) has 128 members (diputados), elected for four year term by proportional representation to represent the country's various departments. Honduras' presidential elections are held on the last Sunday of November of the election year. Registration and voting is mandatory. The last presidential elections occurred on November 29, 2009.
Honduras has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties: the Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH) and the National Party of Honduras (PNH). The other three registered parties, which all produce a candidate for the Presidential election, are the Democratic Unification Party (PUD), the Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (DC) and the Innovation and Unity Party (PINU)
Recent elections
Disputed in the wake of the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis
2005 Presidential election
e • d Summary of the 27 November 2005 Honduras presidential election results
| Candidates and nominating parties |
Votes |
% |
| José Manuel Zelaya Rosales - Liberal Party of Honduras (Partido Liberal de Honduras ) |
999,006 |
45.6% |
| Porfirio Lobo Sosa - National Party of Honduras (Partido Nacional de Honduras) |
923,243 |
42.2% |
| Juan Ángel Almendares Bonilla - Democratic Unification Party (Unificación Democrática) |
29,754 |
1.4% |
| Juan Ramón Martínez - Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Honduras) |
27,812 |
1.3% |
| Carlos Sosa Coello - Innovation and Unity Party (Partido Innovación y Unidad) |
20,093 |
.9% |
| Valid Votes Total |
2,000,908 |
91.5% |
| Null |
133,351 |
6.1% |
| Blank |
55,139 |
2.5% |
| Total |
2,190,398 |
100.0% |
| Registered voters |
3,976,550 |
55.1% |
| Source: TSE Honduras government election website |
2005 Parliamentary election
Past elections
See also
External links
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