Elections in El Salvador
The government of El Salvador is a presidential representative democratic republic.
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El Salvador elects its head of state – the President of El Salvador – directly through a fixed-date general election whose winner is decided by absolute majority. If an absolute majority (50% + 1) is not achieved by any candidate in the first round of a presidential election, then a run-off election is conducted 30 days later between the two candidates who obtained the most votes in the first round. The presidential period is five years. Consecutive re-election is not permitted, though previously elected presidents may run for a second, non-consecutive term.
Salvadorans also elect a single-chamber, unicameral national legislature – the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador – composed of 84 members (deputies). They are elected by open-list proportional representation for three-year terms, with the possibility of immediate re-election. All 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly are elected on the basis of 14 multi-member constituencies (corresponding to El Salvador's 14 departments). They range from 3-16 seats each according to department population size.
Political culture
El Salvador has a multi-party system. Two political parties, the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) have tended to dominate elections. ARENA candidates won four consecutive presidential elections until the election of Mauricio Funes of the FMLN in March 2009.
Geographically, the departments of the Central region, especially the capital and the coastal regions, known as departamentos rojos, or red departments, are relatively Leftist. The departamentos azules, or blue departments in the east, western and highland regions are relatively conservative.
In February 2021, El Salvador's legislative election was an important breakthrough. The new party, founded by President Nayib Bukele, Nuevas Ideas, won around two-thirds of votes with its allies (GANA-New Ideas). His party won supermajority 56 seats in the 84-seat parliament. Bukele became the country’s most powerful leader in three decades.[1]
Schedule
Election
| Position | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Gubernatorial (March) National Congress (March) | None | Presidential (March) | National Congress (March) Gubernatorial (March) | None | |
| President and vice president |
None | President and vice president | None | |||
| National Congress | All seats | None | All seats | None | ||
| Provinces, cities and municipalities | All positions | None | All positions | None | ||
Inauguration
| Position | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Gubernatorial (June) National Congress (June) | None | Presidential (June) National Congress (June) | None | |||
| President and vice president |
None | 1 June | None | ||||
| National Congress | 1 May | None | 1 May | None | |||
| Provinces, cities and municipalities | 1 May | None | 1 May | None | |||
Presidential elections
1915
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Meléndez Ramirez | National Democratic Party | 100 | |||
| Invalid or blank votes | – | ||||
| Total | 100 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | ? | ? | |||
| Source: | |||||
1919
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Meléndez | National Democratic Party | 185,492 | 100 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | – | ||||
| Total | 185,492 | 100 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | ? | ? | |||
| Source: | |||||
1923
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso Quiñónez Molina | National Democratic Party | 100 | |||
| Invalid or blank votes | – | ||||
| Total | 100 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | ? | ? | |||
| Source: | |||||
1927
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pío Romero Bosque | National Democratic Party | 192,860 | 100 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | – | ||||
| Total | 192,860 | 100 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | ? | ? | |||
| Source: | |||||
1931
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arturo Araujo | Salvadoran Labor Party-National Republican Party | 106,777 | 46.65 | ||
| Alberto Gómez Zarate | Zaratista Party | 64,280 | 28.09 | ||
| Enrique Córdova | National Development Party | 34,499 | 15.07 | ||
| Antonio Claramount Lucero | Progressive Fraternal Party | 18,399 | 8.04 | ||
| Miguel Tomás Molina | Constitutional Party | 4,911 | 2.15 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | – | ||||
| Total | 228,866 | 100 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | ? | ? | |||
| Source: | |||||
1935
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximiliano Hernández Martínez | National Pro Patria Party | 329,555 | 100 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | – | ||||
| Total | 329,555 | 100 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | ? | ? | |||
| Source: | |||||
1939
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximiliano Hernández Martínez | National Pro Patria Party | 210,810 | 100 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | – | ||||
| Total | 210,810 | 100 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | ? | ? | |||
| Source: | |||||
1944
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximiliano Hernández Martínez | National Pro Patria Party | 100 | |||
| Invalid or blank votes | – | ||||
| Total | 100 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | ? | ? | |||
| Source: | |||||
1945
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador Castaneda Castro | Social Democratic Unification Party | 312,754 | 99.70 | ||
| Osmín Aguirre y Salinas | Social Democratic Party | 690 | 0.22 | ||
| Antonio Claramount Lucero | Progressive Fraternal Party | 165 | 0.05 | ||
| Arturo Romero | Democratic Union Party | 55 | 0.02 | ||
| Napoleón Viera Altamirano | Republican Social Front | 29 | 0.01 | ||
| José Cipriano Castro | Salvadoran People's Party | 1 | 0.00 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | – | ||||
| Total | 313,694 | 100 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | ? | ? | |||
| Source: | |||||
1950
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Óscar Osorio | Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification | 345,139 | 56.45 | ||
| José Asencio Menéndez | Renovated Action Party | 266,271 | 43.55 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 36,256 | – | |||
| Total | 647,666 | 100 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | ? | ? | |||
| Source: | |||||
1956
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José María Lemus | Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification | 677,748 | 95.20 | ||
| Rafael Carranza Anaya | Authentic Constitutional Party | 22,659 | 3.18 | ||
| Enrique Magaña Menéndez | Renovated Action Party | 11,524 | 1.62 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | – | ||||
| Total | 711,931 | 100 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | ? | ? | |||
| Source: | |||||
1962
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo | National Conciliation Party | 368,801 | 100 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 31,317 | – | |||
| Total | 400,118 | 100 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | ? | ? | |||
| Source: | |||||
1967
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidel Sánchez Hernández | National Conciliation Party | 267,447 | 54.37 | ||
| Abraham Rodríguez Portillo | Christian Democratic Party | 106,358 | 21.26 | ||
| Fabio Castillo Figueroa | Renovated Action Party | 70,978 | 14.43 | ||
| Alvaro Magaña | Salvadoran Popular Party | 47,111 | 9.58 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | – | ||||
| Total | 491,894 | 100 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | ? | ? | |||
| Source: | |||||
1972
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arturo Armando Molina | National Conciliation Party | 334,600 | 43.42 | ||
| José Napoleón Duarte | National Opposing Union | 324,756 | 42.14 | ||
| José Antonio Rodríguez Porth | Salvadoran Popular Party | 94,367 | 12.25 | ||
| José Alberto Medrano | United Independent Democratic Front | 16,871 | 2.19 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 35,763 | – | |||
| Total | 806,357 | 100 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | ? | ? | |||
| Source: | |||||
1977
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Humberto Romero | National Conciliation Party | 812,281 | 67.30 | ||
| Ernesto Antonio Claramount Roseville | National Opposing Union | 394,661 | 32.70 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | – | ||||
| Total | 1,206,942 | 100 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | ? | ? | |||
| Source: | |||||
1982
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Álvaro Magaña | Democratic Action-National Conciliation Party-Christian Democratic Party | 36 | 60.00 | ||
| Hugo César Barrera | Nationalist Republican Alliance | 17 | 28.33 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 7 | – | |||
| Total | 60 | 100 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | ? | ? | |||
| Source: | |||||
1984
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| José Napoleón Duarte | Christian Democratic Party | 549,727 | 43.41 | 752,625 | 53.59 | |
| Roberto D'Aubuisson | Nationalist Republican Alliance | 376,917 | 29.77 | 651,741 | 46.41 | |
| José Francisco Guerrero | National Conciliation Party | 244,556 | 19.31 | |||
| René Fortin Magaña | Democratic Action | 43,939 | 3.47 | |||
| Francisco Quiñones Avila | Popular Salvadoran Party | 24,395 | 1.92 | |||
| Roberto Escobar García | Salvadoran Authentic Institutional Party | 15,430 | 1.22 | |||
| Juan Ramón Rosales | Stable Republican Centrist Movement | 6,645 | 0.52 | |||
| Gilberto Trujillo | Popular Orientation Party | 4,677 | 0.37 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 153,217 | – | 119,713 | – | ||
| Total | 1,419,503 | 100 | 1,524,079 | 100 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| Source: | ||||||
1989
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfredo Cristiani | Nationalist Republican Alliance | 505,370 | 53.8 | ||
| Fidel Chávez Mena | Christian Democratic Party | 342,732 | 36.5 | ||
| Rafael Morán Castañeda | National Conciliation Party | 38,218 | 4.1 | ||
| Guillermo Ungo | Democratic Convergence | 35,642 | 3.8 | ||
| Julio Adolfo Rey Prendes | Authentic Democratic Christian Movement | 9,300 | 1.0 | ||
| Hugo Barrera | Popular Union | 4,609 | 0.5 | ||
| Ricardo Molina | Renovating Action Party | 3,207 | 0.3 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 64,075 | – | |||
| Total | 1,003,153 | 100 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | ? | ? | |||
| Source: | |||||
1994
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Armando Calderón Sol | Nationalist Republican Alliance | 641,108 | 49.0 | 818,264 | 68.3 | |
| Rubén Zamora Rivas | Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front-Democratic Convergence | 325,582 | 24.9 | 378,980 | 31.7 | |
| Fidel Chávez Mena | Christian Democratic Party | 214,277 | 16.4 | |||
| Roberto Escobar García | National Conciliation Party | 70,504 | 5.4 | |||
| Jorge Martínez | Movement of Unity | 31,502 | 2.4 | |||
| Edgardo Rodríguez Engelhard | Movement of National Solidarity | 13,841 | 1.1 | |||
| Rhina Victoria Escalante de Rey Prendes | Authentic Democratic Christian Movement | 10,843 | 0.8 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 103,663 | – | 48,976 | – | ||
| Total | 1,411,320 | 100 | 1,246,220 | 100 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| Source: | ||||||
1999
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Flores Pérez | Nationalist Republican Alliance | 614,268 | 51.96 | ||
| Facundo Guardado | Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front-Social Christian Union | 343,472 | 29.05 | ||
| Rubén Zamora | United Democratic Centre | 88,640 | 7.50 | ||
| Rodolfo Parker | Christian Democratic Party | 67,207 | 5.68 | ||
| Hernán Contreras | National Conciliation Party | 45,140 | 3.82 | ||
| Salvador Nelson García | Democratic Republican League | 19,269 | 1.63 | ||
| Francisco Ayala | Party of the United People and the New Deal | 4,252 | 0.36 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 40,967 | – | |||
| Total | 1,223,215 | 100 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | ? | ? | |||
| Source: | |||||
2004
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Saca | Nationalist Republican Alliance | 1,314,436 | 57.71 | ||
| Schafik Handal | Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front | 812,519 | 35.68 | ||
| Héctor Silva Argüello | Christian Democratic Party | 88,737 | 3.90 | ||
| José Rafael Machuca Zelaya | National Conciliation Party | 61,781 | 2.71 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 40,508 | – | |||
| Total | 2,277,473 | 100 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,442,330 | 67.30 | |||
| Source: | |||||
2009
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauricio Funes | Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front | 1,354,000 | 51.32 | ||
| Rodrigo Ávila | Nationalist Republican Alliance | 1,284,588 | 48.68 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 20,550 | – | |||
| Total | 2,638,588 | 100 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,294,849 | 61.90 | |||
| Source: TSE 1, TSE 2 Archived 2009-03-25 at the Wayback Machine | |||||
2014
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Salvador Sánchez Cerén | Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front | 1,315,768 | 48.93 | 1,495,815 | 50.11 | |
| Norman Quijano | Nationalist Republican Alliance | 1,047,592 | 38.96 | 1,489,451 | 49.89 | |
| Antonio Saca | Unity Movement | 307,603 | 11.44 | |||
| René Rodriguez Hurtado | Salvadoran Progressive Party | 11,314 | 0.42 | |||
| Óscar Lemus | Salvadoran Patriot Fraternity | 6,659 | 0.25 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 34,310 | – | 19,579 | – | ||
| Total | 2,723,246 | 100 | 3,004,845 | 100 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,955,107 | 54.96 | 4,955,107 | 60.64 | ||
| Source: TSE[2][3] | ||||||
2019
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nayib Bukele | Grand Alliance for National Unity | 1,434,856 | 53.10 | ||
| Carlos Calleja | Nationalist Republican Alliance | 857,084 | 31.72 | ||
| Hugo Martínez | Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front | 389,289 | 14.41 | ||
| Josué Alvarado | Vamos | 20,763 | 0.77 | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 31,186 | – | |||
| Total | 2,733,178 | 100 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,268,411 | 51.88 | |||
| Source: TSE | |||||
Legislative elections
1928
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Party (Partido Democrático Nacional) | 100% | 42 | |||
| Totals | 100.00% | 42 | — | ||
1931
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvadoran Labor Party (Partido de Labor Salvadoreño) | |||||
| National Republican Party (Partido de Republicano Nacional) | |||||
| Zaratista Party (Partido Zaratista) | |||||
| National Development Party (Partido de Desarrollo Nacional) | 34,960 | 3.76 | 0 | ||
| Progressive Fraternal Party (Partido Fraternal Progresivo) | |||||
| Constitutional Party (Partido Constitucional) | |||||
| Totals | 100.00% | 42 | — | ||
1932
The 1932 Salvadoran legislative election occurred between 3–5 January 1932 but the results were cancelled by President Maximiliano Hernández Martínez.[4] Further elections for 10–12 January were also cancelled.[5]
1936
The 1936 Salvadoran legislative election occurred in January 1936 but no results were published.[6]
1939
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Pro Patria Party (Partido Nacional Pro-Patria) | 210,810 | 100% | 42 | ||
| Totals | 210,810 | 100.00% | 42 | — | |
1944
The 1944 Salvadoran Constitutional Assembly election occurred in January 1944 but no results were published.[7]
1950
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification (Partido Revolucionario de Unificación Democrática) | 345,139 | 56.45% | 38 | ||
| Renovated Action Party (Partido de Acción Renovado) | 266,271 | 43.55% | 14 | ||
| Totals | 647,666 | 100.00% | 52 | ||
1952
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification (Partido Revolucionario de Unificación Democrática) | 700,979 | 100% | 54 | ||
| Totals | 700,979 | 100.00% | 54 | ||
1954
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification (Partido Revolucionario de Unificación Democrática) | 100% | 54 | |||
| Totals | 100.00% | 54 | – | ||
1956
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification (Partido Revolucionario de Unificación Democrática) | 552,000 | 94.4% | 54 | ||
| National Action Party (Partido de Acción Nacional) | 33,000 | 5.6% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 585,000 | 100.00% | 54 | – | |
1958
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification (Partido Revolucionario de Unificación Democrática) | 450,000 | 100% | 54 | ||
| Totals | 450,000 | 100.00% | 54 | – | |
1960
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revolutionary Party of Democratic Unification (Partido Revolucionario de Unificación Democrática) | 368,545 | 87.7% | 54 | ||
| National Action Party (Partido de Acción Nacional) | 51,557 | 12.3% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 420,102 | 100.00% | 54 | – | |
1961
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Conciliation Party (Partido de Conciliación Nacional) | 207,701 | 60.1% | 54 | ||
| Union of Democratic Parties (Unión de Partidos Democráticos) | 64,916 | 18.8% | 0 | ||
| National Action Party (Partido de Acción Nacional) | 49,300 | 14.3% | 0 | ||
| Authentic Constitutional Party (Partido Constitutcional Auténtico) | 23,665 | 6.8% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 345,582 | 100.00% | 54 | – | |
1964
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Conciliation Party (Partido de Conciliación Nacional) | 176,620 | 58.6% | 32 | ||
| Christian Democratic Party (Partido Demócrata Cristiano) | 77,315 | 26.1% | 14 | ||
| Renovating Action Party (Partido de Acción Renovando) | 45,499 | 15.3% | 6 | ||
| Totals | 269,434 | 100.00% | 52 | ||
1966
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Conciliation Party (Partido de Conciliación Nacional) | 207,586 | 53.6% | 31 | ||
| Christian Democratic Party (Partido Demócrata Cristiano) | 120,645 | 31.2% | 15 | ||
| Renovating Action Party (Partido de Acción Renovando) | 26,661 | 6.9% | 4 | ||
| Republican Party of National Evolution (Partido Republicano de Evolución Nacional) | 22,960 | 5.9% | 1 | ||
| Salvadoran Popular Party (Partido Popular Salvadoreño) | 9,303 | 2.4% | 1 | ||
| Totals | 387,155 | 100.00% | 52 | – | |
1968
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Conciliation Party (Partido de Conciliación Nacional) | 212,661 | 47.7% | 27 | ||
| Christian Democratic Party (Partido Demócrata Cristiano) | 193,248 | 43.3% | 19 | ||
| Salvadoran Popular Party (Partido Popular Salvadoreño) | 22,748 | 5.9% | 4 | ||
| National Revolutionary Movement (Movimiento Revolucionario Nacional) | 17,449 | 3.9% | 2 | ||
| Totals | 492,037 | 100.00% | 52 | – | |
1970
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Conciliation Party (Partido de Conciliación Nacional) | 315,560 | 59.8% | 34 | ||
| Christian Democratic Party (Partido Demócrata Cristiano) | 142,659 | 27.0% | 16 | ||
| Nationalist Democratic Union (Unión Democrático Nacional) | 32,450 | 6.1% | 1 | ||
| Salvadoran Popular Party (Partido Popular Salvadoreño) | 28,606 | 5.4% | 1 | ||
| National Revolutionary Movement (Movimiento Revolucionario Nacional) | 8,832 | 1.7% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 622,570 | 100.00% | 52 | – | |
1972
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Conciliation Party (Partido de Conciliación Nacional) | 353,775 | 67.4% | 39 | ||
| National Opposing Union (Unión Nacional de Opuesto) | 119,194 | 22.8% | 8 | ||
| Salvadoran Popular Party (Partido Popular Salvadoreño) | 31,790 | 6.1% | 4 | ||
| United Independent Democratic Front (Frente Democrático Independiente Unido) | 20,194 | 3.8% | 1 | ||
| Totals | 634,651 | 100.00% | 52 | – | |
1974
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Conciliation Party (Partido de Conciliación Nacional) | 36 | ||||
| National Opposing Union (Unión Nacional de Opuesto) | 15 | ||||
| United Independent Democratic Front (Frente Democrático Independiente Unido) | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 100.00% | 52 | – | ||
1976
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Conciliation Party (Partido de Conciliación Nacional) | 52 | ||||
| Totals | 100.00% | 52 | – | ||
1978
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Conciliation Party (Partido de Conciliación Nacional) | 766,673 | 90.3% | 50 | ||
| Salvadoran Popular Party (Partido Popular Salvadoreño) | 82,535 | 9.7% | 4 | ||
| Totals | 849,208 | 100.00% | 54 | ||
1982
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Party (Partido Demócrata Cristiano) | 590,644 | 40.2% | 24 | ||
| Nationalist Republican Alliance (Alianza Republicana Nacionalista) | 430,205 | 29.3% | 19 | ||
| National Conciliation Party (Partido de Conciliación Nacional) | 273,383 | 18.6% | 14 | ||
| Democratic Action (Acción Democrático) | 112,787 | 7.7% | 2 | ||
| Salvadoran Popular Party (Partido Popular Salvadoreño) | 44,900 | 3.1% | 1 | ||
| Popular Orientation Party (Partido de Orientación Popular) | 17,378 | 7.7% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1,660,393 | 100.00% | 60 | ||
1985
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Party (Partido Demócrata Cristiano) | 505,338 | 52.4% | 33 | ||
| Nationalist Republican Alliance (Alianza Republicana Nacionalista) | 286,665 | 29.7% | 13 | ||
| National Conciliation Party (Partido de Conciliación Nacional) | 80,730 | 8.3% | 12 | ||
| Salvadoran Authentic Institutional Party (Partido Institucional Auténtico Salvadoreño) | 36,101 | 3.7% | 1 | ||
| Democratic Action (Acción Democrático) | 35,565 | 3.7% | 1 | ||
| Salvadoran Popular Party (Partido Popular Salvadoreño) | 16,344 | 1.7% | 0 | ||
| Renovating Action Party (Partido de Acción Renovando) | 2,963 | 0.3% | 0 | ||
| Popular Orientation Party (Partido de Orientación Popular) | 836 | 0.1% | 0 | ||
| Centrist Republican Stable Movement (Movimiento Centristo Republicano Estable) | 689 | 0.1% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1,101,606 | 100.00% | 60 | – | |
1988
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist Republican Alliance (Alianza Republicana Nacionalista) | 447,696 | 48.1% | 31 | ||
| Christian Democratic Party (Partido Demócrata Cristiano) | 326,716 | 35.1% | 22 | ||
| National Conciliation Party (Partido de Conciliación Nacional) | 78,756 | 8.5% | 7 | ||
| Liberation Party (Partido de Liberación) | 34,960 | 3.8% | 0 | ||
| Salvadoran Authentic Institutional Party (Partido Institucional Auténtico Salvadoreño) | 19,609 | 2.1% | 0 | ||
| Democratic Action (Acción Democrático) | 16,211 | 1.7% | 0 | ||
| Renovating Action Party (Partido de Acción Renovando) | 5,059 | 0.5% | 0 | ||
| Popular Orientation Party (Partido de Orientación Popular) | 1,742 | 0.2% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1,150,934 | 100.00% | 60 | – | |
1991
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist Republican Alliance (Alianza Republicana Nacionalista) | 466,091 | 44.3% | 39 | ||
| Christian Democratic Party (Partido Demócrata Cristiano) | 294,029 | 28.0% | 26 | ||
| Democratic Convergence (Convergencia Democrática) | 127,855 | 12.2% | 8 | ||
| National Conciliation Party (Partido de Conciliación Nacional) | 94,531 | 9.0% | 9 | ||
| Authentic Democratic Christian Movement (Movimiento Cristiano Democrático Auténtico) | 33,971 | 3.2% | 1 | ||
| Nationalist Democratic Union (Unión Democrática Nacionalista) | 28,206 | 2.7% | 1 | ||
| Democratic Action (Acción Democrático) | 6,798 | 0.7% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1,150,934 | 100.00% | 84 | ||
1994
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist Republican Alliance (Alianza Republicana Nacionalista) | 605,775 | 45.03% | 39 | ||
| Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional) | 287,811 | 21.39% | 21 | ||
| Christian Democratic Party (Partido Demócrata Cristiano) | 240,451 | 17.87% | 18 | ||
| National Conciliation Party (Partido de Conciliación Nacional) | 83,520 | 6.21% | 4 | ||
| Democratic Convergence (Convergencia Democrática) | 59,843 | 4.45% | 1 | ||
| Movement of Unity (Movimiento de Unidad) | 33,510 | 2.49% | 1 | ||
| Movement of National Solidarity (Movimiento de Solidaridad Nacional) | 12,827 | 0.95% | 0 | ||
| Authentic Democratic Christian Movement (Movimiento Cristiano Democrático Auténtico) | 12,109 | 0.90% | 0 | ||
| National Revolutionary Movement (Movimiento Revolucionario Nacional) | 9,431 | 0.70% | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1,453,299 | 100.00% | 84 | – | |
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2012
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationalist Republican Alliance | 897,054 | 39.80 | 33 | +1 | |
| Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front | 827,522 | 36.72 | 31 | –4 | |
| Grand Alliance for National Unity | 217,447 | 9.65 | 11 | New | |
| National Coalition Party | 163,209 | 7.24 | 7 | –4 | |
| Christian Democratic Party | 61,772 | 2.74 | 1 | –4 | |
| Democratic Change | 47,747 | 2.12 | 1 | 0 | |
| National Liberal Party | 14,071 | 0.62 | 0 | New | |
| Popular Party | 11,132 | 0.49 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 13,742 | 0.61 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 2,253,696 | 100.00 | 84 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 2,253,696 | 95.11 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 115,754 | 4.89 | |||
| Total votes | 2,369,450 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,564,969 | 51.91 | |||
| Source: Election Resources, TSE | |||||
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See also
References
- "El Salvador: Bukele has become the country's most powerful leader in three decades after his party won a supermajority". Credendo.
- "TSE El Salvador – Elecciones Presidenciales 2014 – Escrutinio Final". Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- "TSE El Salvador – Segunda Elección Presidencial 2014 – Escrutinio Final". Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Lungo Uclés, Mario (1996) El Salvador in the eighties: counterinsurgency and revolution Philadelphia: Temple University Press, p 114
- Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p 277 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- Williams, Philip J. and Knut Walter (1997) Militarization and demilitarization in El Salvador's transition to democracy Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, p27
- Williams, Philip J. and Knut Walter (1997) Militarization and demilitarization in El Salvador's transition to democracy Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, p27

