Salvadoran legislative election, 1985
Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 31 March 1985.[1] The result was a victory for the Christian Democratic Party, which won 33 of the 60 seats. Voter turnout was 42%.[2]
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/- |
| Christian Democratic Party |
505,338 |
52.4 |
33 |
+9 |
| Nationalist Republican Alliance |
286,665 |
29.7 |
13 |
-6 |
| Party of National Conciliation |
80,730 |
8.3 |
12 |
-2 |
| Salvadorean Authentic Institutional Party |
36,101 |
3.7 |
1 |
New |
| Democratic Action |
35,565 |
3.7 |
1 |
-1 |
| Salvadoran Popular Party |
16,344 |
1.7 |
0 |
-1 |
| Renovating Action Party |
2,963 |
0.3 |
0 |
New |
| Popular Orientation Party |
836 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
| Centrist Republican Stable Movement |
689 |
0.1 |
0 |
New |
| Invalid/blank votes |
136,375 |
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
1,101,606 |
100 |
60 |
0 |
| Source: Nohlen |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN 9780199283576
- ^ Nohlen, p283
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