1981 Honduran general election

General elections were held in Honduras on November 29, 1981.^[1] Each voter had a single vote to cast for a presidential candidate, with seats in the National Congress divided based on the share of the vote their presidential candidate had won. The result was a victory for Roberto Suazo Cordova and the Liberal Party. Voter turnout was 78.5%.^[2]

Results[]


Party		Presidential candidate	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Party	Roberto Suazo Cordova	636,437	53.93	44	+12
	National Party		491,089	41.61	34	+2
	Innovation and Unity Party	Miguel Andonie Fernández	29,419	2.49	3	New
	Christian Democratic Party	Hernán Corrales Padilla	19,163	1.62	1	New
	Independent	Delgado Pérez	2,572	0.22	0	New
	Independent	Mayorga Madrid	911	0.08	0	New
	Independent	López López	514	0.04	0	New
Total			1,180,105	100.00	82	+18

Valid votes			1,180,105	97.15
Invalid/blank votes			34,674	2.85
Total votes			1,214,779	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,546,797	78.54
Source: Nohlen, McDonald^[3]

References[]

^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p407 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
^ Nohlen, p408
^ Ronald H. McDonald (1985) Party Politics and Elections in Latin America

[N1-1] Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p407 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

[2] Nohlen, p408

[3] Ronald H. McDonald (1985) Party Politics and Elections in Latin America

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