1982 Salvadoran Constitutional Assembly election|
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All 60 seats in the Constitutional Assembly
31 seats needed for a majority |
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
Constitutional Assembly elections were held in El Salvador on 28 March 1982.[1] The Christian Democratic Party won a plurality, with 24 of the 60 seats. Voter turnout was 68.0%.[2] A coalition government, representing the three largest parties equally, was subsequently formed under the presidency of Álvaro Magaña.
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Christian Democratic Party | 590,644 | 40.20 | 24 |
| Nationalist Republican Alliance | 430,205 | 29.28 | 19 |
| National Conciliation Party | 273,383 | 18.61 | 14 |
| Democratic Action | 112,787 | 7.68 | 2 |
| Salvadoran Popular Party | 44,900 | 3.06 | 1 |
| Popular Orientation Party | 17,378 | 1.18 | 0 |
| Total | 1,469,297 | 100.00 | 60 |
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| Valid votes | 1,469,297 | 88.49 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 191,096 | 11.51 | |
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| Total votes | 1,660,393 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 2,440,000 | 68.05 | |
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| Source: Nohlen |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Nohlen, p281