1968 Salvadoran legislative election
El Salvador
10 March 1968
All 52 seats in the Legislative Assembly
27 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
PCN Fidel Sánchez 47.67 27 −4
PDC 43.32 19 +4
PPS 5.10 4 +3
MRN 3.91 2 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 10 March 1968.[1] The result was a victory for the National Conciliation Party, which won 27 of the 52 seats. Voter turnout was just 36.6%.[2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
National Conciliation Party212,66147.6727–4
Christian Democratic Party193,24843.3219+4
Salvadoran Popular Party22,7485.104+3
National Revolutionary Movement17,4493.912New
Total446,106100.00520
Valid votes446,10690.67
Invalid/blank votes45,9319.33
Total votes492,037100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,342,77536.64
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ↑ Nohlen, p282

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