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Ecuador 1998 Legislative Election
|
Chamber
|
National
Congress
|
|
Date of Election
|
May
31, 1998
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Proportional
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
121
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
5
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes
|
| Popular
Democracy (DP) |
35
|
-
|
| Social
Christian Party (PSC) |
26
|
-
|
| Ecuadorian
Roldosist Party (PRE) |
25
|
-
|
| Democratic
Left (ID) |
17
|
-
|
| Pachakutik
Plurinational United Movement-New Country (MUPP-NP) |
6
|
-
|
| Alfarist
Radical Front (FRA) |
3
|
-
|
| Democratic
Popular Movement (MPD) |
2
|
-
|
| Ecuadorian
Conservative Party (PCE) |
2
|
-
|
| Others |
5
|
-
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1999, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1999.
| Population
Size |
12
091 596
|
| Registered
Voters |
7
072 496
|
|
Total Votes
|
3
341 902
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
47.3%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
-
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: Ecuador. [Internet]. International IDEA. 14 March 2002.
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