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Ecuador 1979 Legislative Election
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Chamber
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National
Chamber of Representatives
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Date of Election
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April
29, 1979
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Type of Electoral
System
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Proportional
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Number of
Seats Available
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69
*
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| Length
of Legislative Term |
4
years
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Number
of Seats
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Percentage
of Votes
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| Concentration
of Popular Forces (CFP) |
30
|
-
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| Democratic
Left (ID) |
14
|
-
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| Conservative
Party (PC) |
10
|
-
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| Radical
Liberal Party (PLR) |
4
|
-
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| Others |
11
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-
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* Twelve members were
elected on a national basis for four-year terms, and 57 were elected from
provincial constituencies for two-year terms.
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1980, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1980.
| Population
Size |
7
893 000
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| Registered
Voters |
2
088 874
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Total Votes
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1
678 924
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Vote/Registered
Voter
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80.4%
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|
Spoilt Ballots
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17.1%
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Source: Voter
Turnout: Ecuador. [Internet]. International IDEA. 14 March 2002.
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