Honduran general election, 1971

Honduran general election, 1970

March 28, 1971

Nominee Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés Jorge Bueso Arias Party National Party Liberal Party Home state San Juan de Flores Popular vote 299,807 269,989 Percentage 52.62% 47.38%

President before election Oswaldo López Arellano National Party Elected President Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés National Party

A general election was held in Honduras on March 28, 1971. Voters went to the polls to elect a new President of the Republic and a new Congress.

“After considerable discussion and debate, the PLH and PNH parties responded to pressures from labor, business, and the military. On January 7, 1971, they signed a political pact agreeing to establish a national-unity government after the March elections. One of the purposes was to present a single slate of congressional candidates that would divide the Congress equally between the PLH and PNH”. ^[1]

Presidential election results^[2]

Legislative election ^[3]

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