Honduran general election, 1985
A general election was held in Honduras on November 24, 1985. Voters went to the polls to elect a new President of the Republic and a new Congress.
Presidential election results[1]
| Candidate |
Party/Alliance |
Votes |
% |
| Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH) |
786,624 |
51.02% |
| José Simón Azcona del Hoyo |
Azconista Liberal Movement |
424,358 |
53.95% |
| Oscar Mejía Arellano |
Rodista Liberal Movement |
250,519 |
31.85% |
| Efraín Bu Girón |
Movement of Efraín Bu Girón |
64,230 |
8.17% |
| Carlos Roberto Reina |
Liberal Democratic Revolutionary Movement |
43,373 |
5.51% |
| Party votes |
|
4,144 |
0.52% |
| National Party of Honduras (PNH) |
701,406 |
45.49% |
| Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero |
Callejista National Movement |
656,882 |
93.65% |
| Fernando Douglas Lardizabal |
Movement of Fernando Douglas Lardizabal |
22,163 |
3.16% |
| Juan Pablo Urrutia Raudales |
Change and Unity Nationalist Movement |
20,121 |
2.87% |
| Party votes |
|
2,240 |
0.32% |
| Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (PDCH) |
30,173 |
1.96% |
| Hernan Corrales Padilla |
|
30,173 |
100% |
| Innovation and Unity Party (PINU) |
23,705 |
1.54% |
| Enrique Aguilar Cerrato |
|
23,705 |
100% |
| Total valid votes |
1,541,908 |
100% |
| Spoilt and invalid votes |
55,933 |
3.50% |
| Total votes/Turnout |
1,597,841 |
84.02% |
| Registered voters |
1,901,757 |
|
| Population |
4,372,000 |
|
Legislative election [2]
| Parties and alliances |
Votes/districts |
% |
Seats |
| Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH) |
786,624 |
51.02% |
67 |
| National Party of Honduras (PNH) |
701,406 |
45.49% |
63 |
| Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (PDCH) |
30,173 |
1.96% |
2 |
| Innovation and Unity Party (PINU) |
23,705 |
1.54% |
2 |
| Total valid votes |
1,541,908 |
100% |
134 |
| Spoilt and invalid votes |
55,933 |
3.50% |
|
| Total votes/Turnout |
1,597,841 |
84.02% |
|
| Registered voters |
1,901,757 |
|
|
| Population |
4,372,000 |
|
|
|
| Popular vote |
|---|
|
|
|
|
|
| PLH |
|
51.02% |
| PNH |
|
45.49% |
| DC |
|
1.96% |
| PINU |
|
1.54% |
| Parliament seats |
|---|
|
|
|
|
|
| PLH |
|
50.00% |
| PNH |
|
47.01% |
| DC |
|
1.49% |
| PINU |
|
1.49% |
References
- ↑ Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.416.
- ↑ Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.412.
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