Salvadoran legislative election, 1997

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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 978-0-19-928357-6
↑ Nohlen, p284

Bibliography

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Cruz, José Miguel. 1997. "Tres reflexiones sobre el pasado proceso electoral." Estudios centroamericanos (ECA) 52, 583:442-447 (mayo 1997).
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