Guatemalan general election, 1985
General elections were held in Guatemala on 3 November 1985,[1] with a second round of the presidential elections taking place on 8 December. The presidential election resulted in a victory for Vinicio Cerezo, who had received $650,000 towards his campaign from media owner Remigio Ángel González.[2] The Congressional elections resulted in a victory for Cerezo's Guatemalan Christian Democracy, which won 51 of the 100 seats. Voter turnout was 69.3%.[3]
Results
President
| Candidate |
Party |
First round |
Second round |
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| Vinicio Cerezo |
Guatemalan Christian Democracy |
648,803 |
38.65 |
1,133,517 |
68.37 |
| Jorge Carpio Nicolle |
National Centre Union |
339,695 |
20.23 |
542,306 |
31.63 |
| Jorge Antonio Serrano Elías |
PCDN-PRG |
231,423 |
13,79 |
|
| Mario Sandoval Alarcón |
MLN-PID |
210,966 |
12,56 |
|
| Mario David García |
Nationalist Authentic Centre |
105,540 |
06,28 |
|
| Mario Solórzano Martínez |
Democratic Social Party |
57,368 |
03,42 |
|
| Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre |
National Renewal Party |
52,949 |
03,15 |
|
| Lionel Sisniega Otero Barrios |
PUA-MEC-FUN |
32,256 |
01,91 |
|
| Invalid/blank votes |
228,771 |
- |
|
- |
| Total |
1,907,771 |
100 |
1,657,823 |
100 |
| Source: Nohlen |
Congress
| Party |
PR |
District |
Total seats |
| Votes |
% |
Seats |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
| Guatemalan Christian Democracy |
648,803 |
38.6 |
11 |
575,785 |
34.6 |
40 |
51 |
| National Centre Union |
339,695 |
20.2 |
5 |
342,742 |
20.6 |
17 |
22 |
| PDCN-PRG |
231,423 |
13.8 |
4 |
225,246 |
13.5 |
7 |
11 |
| MLN-PID |
210,966 |
12.6 |
3 |
254,276 |
15.3 |
9 |
12 |
| Nationalist Authentic Centre |
105,540 |
6.3 |
1 |
104,374 |
6.3 |
0 |
1 |
| Democratic Social Party |
57,368 |
3.4 |
1 |
60,946 |
3.7 |
1 |
2 |
| National Renewal Party |
52,949 |
3.2 |
0 |
70,514 |
4.2 |
1 |
1 |
| PUA-MEC-FUN |
32,256 |
1.9 |
0 |
27,234 |
1.6 |
0 |
0 |
| Democratic Civic Front |
3,631 |
0.2 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
228,771 |
- |
- |
239,488 |
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
1,907,771 |
100 |
25 |
1,904,236 |
100 |
75 |
100 |
| Source: Nohlen |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 ISBN 9780199283576
- ^ Rockwell, Rick and Janus, Noreene (2001), "Stifling Dissent: the fallout from a Mexican media invasion of Central America, Journalism Studies, 2: 4, 497 — 512
- ^ Nohlen, p324
Bibliography
- Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
- Political handbook of the world 1978. New York, 1979.