1991 Salvadoran legislative election

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

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Nationalist Republican Alliance	466,091	44.33	39	+8
	Christian Democratic Party	294,029	27.96	26	+4
	Democratic Convergence	127,855	12.16	8	New
	National Conciliation Party	94,531	8.99	9	+2
	Authentic Democratic Christian Movement	33,971	3.23	1	New
	Nationalist Democratic Union	28,206	2.68	1	New
	Democratic Action	6,798	0.65	0	–1
Total		1,051,481	100.00	84	+24
Valid votes		1,051,481	91.19
Invalid/blank votes		101,532	8.81
Total votes		1,153,013	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,582,000	44.66
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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