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|
Ecuador 1996 Legislative Election
|
Chamber
|
National
Chamber of Representatives
|
|
Date of Election
|
May
19, 1996
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Proportional
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
82
*
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
4
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes
|
| Social
Christian Party (PSC) |
28
|
-
|
| Ecuadorian
Roldosist Party (PRE) |
19
|
-
|
| Popular
Democracy (DP) |
12
|
-
|
| New
Country Movement |
8
|
-
|
| Democratic
Left (ID) |
4
|
-
|
| Alfarist
Radical Front (FRA) |
3
|
-
|
| Ecuadorian
Popular Revolutionary Action (APRE) |
2
|
-
|
| Democratic
Popular Movement (MPD) |
2
|
-
|
| Ecuadorian
Conservative Party (PCE) |
2
|
-
|
| Concentration
of Popular Forces (CFP) |
1
|
-
|
| Independents |
1
|
-
|
* Twelve members were
elected on a national basis for four-year terms, and 70 were elected from
provincial constituencies for two-year terms.
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1998, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1998.
| Population
Size |
11
694 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
6
662 007
|
|
Total Votes
|
4
521 207
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
67.9%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
22.1%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Ecuador. [Internet]. International IDEA. 14 March 2002.
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