1997 Salvadoran legislative election

1997 Salvadoran legislative election

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All 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly 43 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– ARENA 35.40 28 −11 FMLN 33.02 27 +6 PCN 8.70 11 +7 PDC 8.36 10 −8 PRCS 3.58 3 New CVD 3.50 2 +1 PDL 3.15 2 New MU 2.25 1 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by constituency

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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]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Nationalist Republican Alliance	396,301	35.40	28	–11
	Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front	369,709	33.02	27	+6
	National Conciliation Party	97,362	8.70	11	+7
	Christian Democratic Party	93,545	8.36	10	–8
	Social Christian Renewal Party	40,039	3.58	3	New
	Democratic Convergence	39,145	3.50	2	+1
	Liberal Democratic Party	35,279	3.15	2	New
	Movement of Unity	25,244	2.25	1	0
	Democratic Party	13,533	1.21	0	New
	Movement of National Solidarity	7,012	0.63	0	0
	Liberal Party	2,302	0.21	0	New
	Salvadoran Authentic Movement	132	0.01	0	New
Total		1,119,603	100.00	84	0
Valid votes		1,119,603	95.13
Invalid/blank votes		57,284	4.87
Total votes		1,176,887	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,004,174	39.18
Source: Nohlen

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