| |
|
El Salvador 2000 Legislative
Election
|
Chamber
|
Legislative
Assembly
|
|
Date of Election
|
March
12, 2000
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Mixed
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
84
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
3
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Farabundo
Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) |
31
|
35.2%
|
| Nationalist
Republican Alliance (Arena) |
29
|
36.0%
|
| National
Conciliation Party (PCN) |
14
|
8.8%
|
| Christian
Democratic Party (PDC) |
5
|
7.2%
|
| United
Democratic Center (CDU) |
3
|
5.4%
|
| National
Action Party (PAN) |
2
|
3.7%
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 2000-02, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 2003.
# Source: Electionworld.org / Elections around the World (Elections
in El Salvador). [Internet]. 14 May 2002.
| Population
Size |
6
021 403
|
| Registered
Voters |
3
264 724
|
|
Total Votes
|
1
242 842
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
38.1%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
2.6%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: El Salvador. [Internet]. International IDEA. 20 March 2002. |
