1972 Salvadoran legislative election

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1972 Salvadoran legislative election
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All 52 seats in the Legislative Assembly
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party PCN UNO
Last election 34 17
Seats won 39 8
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 9
Popular vote 353,775 119,194
Percentage 67.4% 22.7%
Swing Increase 7.6% N/A
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party
Last election 1 –
Seats won 4 1
Seat change Increase 3 New
Popular vote 31,790 20,194
Percentage 6.1% 3.8%
Swing Increase 0.7% New
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Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 12 March 1972.[1] The result was a victory for the National Conciliation Party, which won 39 of the 52 seats. However, the election was marred by massive fraud and the Central Election Council disqualified the candidates of the opposition National Opposing Union (an alliance of the Christian Democratic Party, the and the ) in five out of fourteen constituencies.[2] Voter turnout was 56.7%.[2]

Results[]

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
National Conciliation Party353,77567.3939+5
National Opposing Union119,19422.718–9
31,7906.064+3
20,1943.851New
Total524,953100.00520
Valid votes524,95382.72
Invalid/blank votes109,69817.28
Total votes634,651100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,119,69956.68
Source: Nohlen

References[]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
  2. ^ a b Nohlen, p283

Bibliography[]

  • Political Handbook of the world, 1972. New York, 1973.
  • Caldera T., Hilda. 1983. Historia del Partido Demócrata Cristiano de El Salvador. Tegucigalpa: Instituto Centroamericano de Estudios Políticos.
  • El Salvador. Presidencia. Departamento de Relaciones Públicas. 1972. Elecciones del 72: 20 de febrero, 12 de marzo. San Salvador: Departamento de Relaciones Públicas, Casa Presidencial.
  • Montgomery, Tommie Sue. 1995. Revolution in El Salvador: from civil strife to civil peace. Boulder: Westview.
  • Webre, Stephen. 1979. José Napoleón Duarte and the Christian Democratic Party in Salvadoran Politics 1960-1972. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press.
  • White, Alastair. 1973. El Salvador. New York: Praeger Publishers.
  • Williams, Philip J. and Knut Walter. 1997. Militarization and demilitarization in El Salvador's transition to democracy. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press.
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