Salvadoran legislative election, 1997
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
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/- |
| Nationalist Republican Alliance |
396,301 |
35.4 |
28 |
-11 |
| Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front |
369,709 |
33.0 |
27 |
+6 |
| Party of National Conciliation |
97,362 |
8.4 |
11 |
+7 |
| Christian Democratic Party |
93,545 |
8.4 |
10 |
-8 |
| Social Christian Renewal Party |
40,039 |
3.6 |
3 |
New |
| Democratic Convergence |
39,145 |
3.5 |
2 |
+1 |
| Liberal Democratic Party |
35,279 |
3.2 |
2 |
New |
| Movement of Unity |
25,244 |
2.2 |
1 |
0 |
| Democratic Party |
13,533 |
1.2 |
0 |
New |
| Movement of National Solidarity |
7,012 |
0.6 |
0 |
0 |
| Liberation Party |
2,302 |
0.2 |
0 |
New |
| Salvadoran Authentic Movement |
132 |
0.0 |
0 |
New |
| Invalid/blank votes |
57,284 |
- |
- |
- |
| Total |
1,176,887 |
100 |
84 |
0 |
| Source: Nohlen |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN 9780199283576
- ^ Nohlen, p284
Bibliography
- 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).