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1997 Salvadoran legislative election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | El Salvador |
| previous_election | 1994 |
| next_election | 2000 |
| election_date | 16 March 1997 |
| seats_for_election | All 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly |
| majority_seats | 43 |
| party1 | Nationalist Republican Alliance |
| percentage1 | 35.40 |
| seats1 | 28 |
| last_election1 | 39 |
| party2 | Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front |
| percentage2 | 33.02 |
| seats2 | 27 |
| last_election2 | 21 |
| party3 | National Coalition Party (El Salvador) |
| percentage3 | 8.70 |
| seats3 | 11 |
| last_election3 | 4 |
| party4 | Christian Democratic Party (El Salvador) |
| percentage4 | 8.36 |
| seats4 | 10 |
| last_election4 | 18 |
| party5 | PRCS |
| color5 | #A33FED |
| percentage5 | 3.58 |
| seats5 | 3 |
| last_election5 | New |
| party6 | Democratic Convergence (El Salvador) |
| percentage6 | 3.50 |
| seats6 | 2 |
| last_election6 | 1 |
| party7 | Liberal Democratic Party (El Salvador) |
| percentage7 | 3.15 |
| seats7 | 2 |
| last_election7 | New |
| party8 | Movement of Unity |
| percentage8 | 2.25 |
| seats8 | 1 |
| last_election8 | 1 |
| map | Elecciones legislativas de El Salvador de 1997 - Resultados por Departamento.svg |
| map_caption | Results by constituency |
Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 16 March 1997. The result was a narrow victory for the Nationalist Republican Alliance, which won 28 of the 84 seats. Voter turnout was 39.2%.
Results
References
Bibliography
- Political Handbook of the world, 1997. New York, 1998.
- Córdova Macías, Ricardo and Andrew J. Stein. 1998. "National and local elections in El Salvador, 1982-1994." Dietz, Henry A. and Gil Shidlo, eds. 1998. Urban elections in democratic Latin America. Wilmington: SR Books. Pages 141-162.
- Cruz, José Miguel. 1997. "Tres reflexiones sobre el pasado proceso electoral." Estudios centroamericanos (ECA) 52, 583:442-447 (mayo 1997).
- Holiday, David. 1997. "Salvador's guerrilla vote." Nation 264, 14:6 (April 14, 1997).
- "Nuevas posibilidades para la transición política." 1997. Estudios centroamericanos (ECA) 52, 581-582 (marzo-abril 1997).
- "Resultados electorales." 1997. Estudios centroamericanos (ECA) 52, 581-582:339-358 (marzo-abril 1997).
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p276 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928357-6
- Nohlen, p284
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