1994 Guatemalan parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Guatemala on 14 August 1994,[1] following the premature dissolution of Congress during the 1993 constitutional crisis, and in view of implementing constitutional reforms approved in January 1994. The result was a victory for the Guatemalan Republican Front, which won 33 of the 80 seats. Voter turnout was just 21%.[2]

The 1993 constitutional crisis started on 25 May 1993, when the then President Jorge Serrano Elías attempted a self-coup or autogolpe. Serrano suspended the constitution, dissolved Congress and the Supreme Court, imposed censorship and tried to restrict civil liberties.[3] Serrano's actions were met with broad national and international opposition and ruled "illegal" by the Constitutional Court of Guatemala, following which Serrano was forced to resign.

Results

Party District PR Total seats
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
Guatemalan Republican Front172,64926.6126206,99432.22733
National Advancement Party172,22426.5418162,18925.25523
Guatemalan Christian Democracy84,39113.011178,01612.14213
National Centre Union63,6979.82657,1558.9017
National Liberation Movement36,7465.66228,5824.4513
Movement of Action in Solidarity23,6043.64020,4183.1800.
Democratic Union20,4463.15119,7323.0701
Revolutionary Party18,0872.79017,7472.7600
Guatemalan Reformist Party16,3002.51013,0072.0200
Democratic Social Party11,1171.71013,6352.1200
Nationalist Authentic Centre8,3881.2909,6921.5100
Institutional Democratic Party6,2010.9605,5780.8700
National Unity Front5,9010.91064951.0100
Progressive Party5,5270.8500
Destitute People's Movement3,1360.4900
Popular Democratic Front2,5830.4000
Popular Alliance 55570.0900
Christian Social Party4480.0700
Invalid/blank votes81,85882,017
Total730,72410064731,3931001680

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. Nohlen, p324
  3. Barry S. Levitt (2006), "A Desultory Defense of Democracy: OAS Resolution 1080 and the Inter-American Democratic Charter, Latin American Politics and Society, Volume 48, Issue 3, September 2006, Pages: 93–123. pp104-5

Bibliography

  • Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
  • Political handbook of the world 1994. New York, 1995.
  • Elections in the Americas A Data Handbook Volume 1. North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Edited by Dieter Nohlen. 2005.
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