1996 Nicaraguan general election

General elections were held in Nicaragua on 20 October 1996.[1] Arnoldo Alemán of the Liberal Alliance (a coalition of the Constitutionalist Liberal Party, Independent Liberal Party for National Unity, Nationalist Liberal Party and Neoliberal Party) was elected President, with the Liberal Alliance also winning 42 of the 93 seats in the National Assembly.

1996 Nicaraguan presidential election

20 October 1996

Candidate Arnoldo Alemán Daniel Ortega Party PLC FSLN Popular vote 896.207 664.909 Percentage 50.99% 37.83%

President before election Violeta Chamorro National Opposition Union President-elect Arnoldo Alemán PLC

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Arnoldo Alemán	Liberal Alliance	896,207	50.99
Daniel Ortega	Sandinista National Liberation Front	664,909	37.83
Guillermo Antonio Osorno Molina	Nicaraguan Party of the Christian Path	71,908	4.09
Noel José Vidaurre Argüello	Conservative Party of Nicaragua	39,983	2.27
Benjamin Ramón Lanzas Selva	National Project	9,265	0.53
Sergio Ramírez	Sandinista Renovation Movement	7,665	0.44
Francisco José Mayorga Balladares	Bread and Strength Alliance (PAN–ASR)	7,102	0.40
Francisco José Duarte Tapia	National Conservative Action	6,178	0.35
Edgar Enrique Quiñónes Tuckler	Nicaraguan Resistance Party	5,813	0.33
Andrés Abelino Robles Pérez	Nicaraguan Workers, Peasants and Professionals Unity Party	5,789	0.33
Virgilio Godoy	Independent Liberal Party	5,692	0.32
Jorge Alberto Díaz Cruz	National Justice Party	5,582	0.32
Alejandro Serrano Caldera	Unity Alliance	4,873	0.28
Elí Altamirano	Communist Party of Nicaragua	4,802	0.27
Miriam Auxiliadora Argüello Morales	Popular Conservative Alliance	4,632	0.26
Ausberto Narváez Argüello	Liberal Unity Party	3,887	0.22
Alfredo César Aguirre	UNO-96 Alliance (PND–MAC–MDN)	3,664	0.21
Allan Antonio Tefel Alba	National Renovation Movement	2,641	0.15
James Odnith Webster Pitts	Democratic Action Party	1,895	0.11
Sergio Abilio Mendieta Castillo	Central American Integrationist Party	1,653	0.09
Issa Moises Hassán Morales	Renovating Action Movement	1,393	0.08
Gustavo Ernesto Tablada Zelaya	Nicaraguan Socialist Party	1,352	0.08
Roberto Urcuyo Muñoz	Nicaraguan Democratic Party	890	0.05
Invalid/blank votes		91,587	–
Total		1,849,362	100
Registered voters/turnout		2,421,067	76.39
Source: Nohlen

National Assembly

Party	National			Departmental			Total seats
	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
Liberal Alliance	789,533	45.97	9	781,068	45.25	33	42
Sandinista National Liberation Front[lower-alpha 1]	626,178	36.46	8	629,939	36.50	27	36
Nicaraguan Party of the Christian Path[lower-alpha 1]	63,867	3.72	1	63,986	3.71	2	4
National Project	40,656	2.37	1	36,417	2.11	1	2
Conservative Party of Nicaragua[lower-alpha 1]	36,543	2.13	1	39,153	2.27	1	3
Sandinista Renovation Movement	22,789	1.33	0	23,554	1.36	1	1
Nicaraguan Resistance Party	21,068	1.23	0	27,970	1.62	1	1
Unity Alliance	14,001	0.82	0	13,848	0.80	1	1
Independent Liberal Party	12,459	0.73	0	13,697	0.79	1	1
UNO-96 Alliance (PND–MAC–MDN)	10,706	0.62	0	12,720	0.74	1	1
National Conservative Action	9,811	0.57	0	13,011	0.75	0	0
National Action Party	9,724	0.57	0	12,016	0.70	0	0
National Justice Party	8,155	0.47	0	8,527	0.49	0	0
Liberal Unity Party	7,531	0.44	0	9,893	0.57	0	0
Popular Conservative Alliance	6,726	0.39	0	6,335	0.37	1	1
Communist Party of Nicaragua	6,360	0.37	0	6,970	0.40	0	0
Nicaraguan Workers, Peasants and Professionals Unity Party	5,641	0.33	0	5,067	0.29	0	0
Democratic Action Party	5,272	0.31	0	6,254	0.36	0	0
National Renovation Movement	4,988	0.29	0	3,788	0.22	0	0
Nicaraguan Socialist Party	2,980	0.17	0	3,228	0.19	0	0
Central American Integrationist Party	2,834	0.17	0	2,406	0.14	0	0
Marxist-Leninist Popular Action Movement	2,446	0.14	0	520	0.03	0	0
Renovating Action Movement	2,418	0.14	0	2,992	0.17	0	0
Nicaraguan Democratic Alliance	1,730	0.10	0	2,060	0.12	0	0
Social Democratic Party	–	–	–	724	0.04	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	113,391	–	–	113,169	–	–	–
Total	1,830,807	100	20	1,839,312	100	70	93
Registered voters/turnout	2,421,067	75.62	–	2,421,067	75.97	–	–
Source: Nohlen

1. Awarded an additional seat for the party's unsuccessful presidential candidate

By region

Region	AL	FSLN	PCCN	Other
Boaco	57.19%	21.03%	4.59%	17.19%
Carazo	40.02%	39.39%	4.08%	16.51%
Chinandega	36.20%	45.72%	3.28%	14.79%
Chontales	63.76%	19.05%	0.96%	16.23%
Esteli	40.66%	45.78%	2.65%	10.91%
Granada	48.00%	32.92%	2.82%	16.26%
Jinotega	53.40%	28.24%	4.74%	13.62%
Leon	35.79%	46.06%	5.10%	13.05%
Madriz	37.08%	41.64%	2.10%	19.18%
Managua	43.95%	39.87%	4.70%	11.48%
Masaya	43.48%	34.98%	4.00%	17.53%
Matagalpa	49.29%	31.20%	4.40%	15.11%
Nueva Segovia	36.44%	42.80%	1.62%	19.14%
RAAN	50.50%	29.31%	1.12%	19.06%
RAAS	57.06%	28.81%	1.29%	12.85%
Rio San Juan	47.22%	31.15%	3.25%	18.38%
Rivas	44.65%	34.27%	3.48%	17.60%
Source: Constituency Level Elections Archive[2]

References

1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p489 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
2. "Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA)". www.electiondataarchive.org. Retrieved 2019-03-09.