2001 Nicaraguan general election

General elections were held in Nicaragua on 4 November 2001. Enrique Bolaños of the Constitutionalist Liberal Party (PLC) was elected president, with Daniel Ortega losing his third successive presidential election. The Constitutionalist Liberal Party also won the parliamentary elections, receiving over half the vote and 52 of the 92 seats.

2001 Nicaraguan presidential election

4 November 2001 (2001-11-04)
 
Candidate Enrique Bolaños Daniel Ortega
Party PLC FSLN
Popular vote 1,216,863 915,417
Percentage 56.28% 42.34%

President before election

Arnoldo Alemán
PLC

President-elect

Enrique Bolaños
PLC

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Enrique BolañosConstitutionalist Liberal Party1,216,86356.28
Daniel OrtegaSandinista National Liberation Front915,41742.34
Alberto SaboríoConservative Party of Nicaragua29,9331.38
Invalid/blank votes
Total2,162,213100
Registered voters/turnout
Source: IRI

    National Assembly

    Party National Departmental Total
    seats
    Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
    Constitutionalist Liberal Party1,144,18253.23111,132,87652.604152
    Sandinista National Liberation Front905,58942.139901,25441.842838
    Conservative Party of Nicaragua99,6734.640105,1304.8812
    YATAMA11,1390.5200
    Multiethnic Party for Coast Unity3,5200.1600
    Invalid/blank votes
    Total2,149,444100202,153,9191007092
    Registered voters/turnout
    Source: IRI

    By region

    Region FSLN PLC PCN Other
    Boaco 27.98% 68.43% 3.60% 0.00%
    Carazo 46.44% 48.61% 4.95% 0.00%
    Chinandega 50.54% 43.98% 5.48% 0.00%
    Chontales 27.65% 65.39% 6.96% 0.00%
    Esteli 50.57% 45.84% 3.59% 0.00%
    Granada 38.29% 47.72% 13.98% 0.00%
    Jinotega 38.08% 59.67% 2.25% 0.00%
    Leon 51.08% 45.35% 3.56% 0.00%
    Madriz 46.13% 50.22% 3.66% 0.00%
    Managua 44.22% 49.32% 6.47% 0.00%
    Masaya 41.77% 53.64% 4.59% 0.00%
    Matagalpa 39.24% 57.50% 3.26% 0.00%
    Nueva Segovia 45.97% 52.61% 1.42% 0.00%
    RAAN 37.42% 43.87% 1.96% 16.75%
    RAAS 21.34% 73.11% 1.84% 3.71%
    Rio San Juan 34.96% 59.40% 5.64% 0.00%
    Rivas 41.06% 51.56% 7.38% 0.00%
    Source: Constituency Level Elections Archive[1]

    References

    1. "Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA)". www.electiondataarchive.org. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
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