1970 Salvadoran legislative election

Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 8 March 1970.[1] The result was a victory for the National Conciliation Party, which won 34 of the 52 seats. However, the election was marred by massive fraud.[2] Voter turnout was just 41.6%.[2]

1970 Salvadoran legislative election

8 March 1970

All 52 seats in the Legislative Assembly
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party PCN PDC
Last election 27 19
Seats won 34 16
Seat change 7 3
Popular vote 315,560 142,659
Percentage 59.8% 27.0%
Swing 12.1% 16.3%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party UDN PPS
Last election 4
Seats won 1 1
Seat change New 3
Popular vote 32,450 28,606
Percentage 6.1% 5.4%
Swing New 0.3%

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
National Conciliation Party315,56059.7534+7
Christian Democratic Party142,65927.0116–3
Nationalist Democratic Union32,4506.141New
Salvadoran Popular Party28,6065.421–3
National Revolutionary Movement8,8321.670–2
Total528,107100.00520
Valid votes528,10784.83
Invalid/blank votes94,46315.17
Total votes622,570100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,494,93141.65
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, p283

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