| |
|
El Salvador 1997 Legislative
Election
|
Chamber
|
Legislative
Assembly
|
|
Date of Election
|
March
16, 1997
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Proportional
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
84
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
3
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes
|
| Nationalist
Republican Alliance (ARENA) |
28
|
-
|
| Farabundo
Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) |
27
|
-
|
| National
Conciliation Party (PCN) |
11
|
-
|
| Christian
Democratic Party (PDC) |
7
|
-
|
| PDC-Democratic
Party Coalition (PDC/PD) |
3
|
-
|
| Social
Christian Renewal Party (PRSC) |
3
|
-
|
| Democratic
Convergence (CD) |
2
|
-
|
| Liberal
Democratic Party (PLD) |
2
|
-
|
| Unity
Movement (MU) |
1
|
-
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1999, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1999.
| Population
Size |
6
266 904
|
| Registered
Voters |
3
004 174
|
|
Total Votes
|
2
679 055
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
89.2%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
-
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: El Salvador. [Internet]. International IDEA. 20 March 2002. |
