1991 Salvadoran legislative election
El Salvador
10 March 1991
All 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly
43 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
ARENA 44.33 39 +8
PDC 27.96 26 +4
CVD 12.16 8 New
PCN 8.99 9 +2
MCDA 3.23 1 New
UDN 2.68 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 10 March 1991.[1] The result was a victory for the Nationalist Republican Alliance, which won 39 of the 84 seats. Voter turnout was 44.7%.[2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Nationalist Republican Alliance466,09144.3339+8
Christian Democratic Party294,02927.9626+4
Democratic Convergence127,85512.168New
National Conciliation Party94,5318.999+2
Authentic Democratic Christian Movement33,9713.231New
Nationalist Democratic Union28,2062.681New
Democratic Action6,7980.6500
Total1,051,481100.0084+24
Valid votes1,051,48191.19
Invalid/blank votes101,5328.81
Total votes1,153,013100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,582,00044.66
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, p284

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