1982 Salvadoran Constitutional Assembly election

Constitutional Assembly elections were held in El Salvador on 28 March 1982.^[1] The Christian Democratic Party won a plurality, with 24 of the 60 seats. Voter turnout was 68.0%.^[2] A coalition government, representing the three largest parties equally, was subsequently formed under the presidency of Álvaro Magaña.

Results[]


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–

	Christian Democratic Party	590,644	40.20	24	New
	Nationalist Republican Alliance	430,205	29.28	19	New
	National Conciliation Party	273,383	18.61	14	–36
		112,787	7.68	2	New
		44,900	3.06	1	–3
	Popular Orientation Party	17,378	1.18	0	–
Total		1,469,297	100.00	60	+6

Valid votes		1,469,297	88.49
Invalid/blank votes		191,096	11.51
Total votes		1,660,393	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,440,000	68.05
Source: Nohlen

References[]

^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
^ Nohlen, p281

[N1-1] Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

[2] Nohlen, p281

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