Honduran general election, 1981
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General elections were held in Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...

 on 29 November 1981. Each voter had a single vote to cast for a presidential candidate, with seats in the National Congress divided based on the share of the vote their presidential candidate had won. The result was a victory for Roberto Suazo Cordova
Roberto Suazo Córdova
Roberto Suazo Córdova is a former President of Honduras.-Biography:In 1949, he graduated as a doctor from the University of San Carlos of Guatemala. After his graduation, Suazo practiced his profession in the general hospital of Guatemala City...

 and the Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Honduras
The Liberal Party of Honduras is a centre-left liberal political party in Honduras that was founded in 1891. The party is a member of the Liberal International...

. Voter turnout was 78.5%.

Results

Party Candidate Votes % Seats
Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Honduras
The Liberal Party of Honduras is a centre-left liberal political party in Honduras that was founded in 1891. The party is a member of the Liberal International...

Roberto Suazo Cordova
Roberto Suazo Córdova
Roberto Suazo Córdova is a former President of Honduras.-Biography:In 1949, he graduated as a doctor from the University of San Carlos of Guatemala. After his graduation, Suazo practiced his profession in the general hospital of Guatemala City...

636,437 53.9 44
National Party
National Party of Honduras
The National Party is a centre-right conservative political party in Honduras and the main right-wing political party in the country. Founded in 1902 the PNH is identified with the color blue as its rival the Liberal Party of Honduras , is red. All the democratic elections in Honduras have been...

Ricardo Zuñiga 491,089 41.6 34
Innovation and Unity Party
Innovation and Unity Party
Innovation and Unity Party is a centre-left political party in Honduras, established in 1970. PINU was created by Miguel Andonie Fernández as a democratic, moderate left-wing alternative to the two major parties and the military régime.-2001 elections:...

Miguel Antonie Fernández 29,419 2.5 3
Christian Democratic Party
Christian Democratic Party of Honduras
The Christian Democratic Party of Honduras , known by the abbreviation DC, is a centre-left political party in Honduras....

Hernán Corrales Padilla 19,163 1.6 1
Independent Delgado Pérez 2,572 0.2 0
Independent Mayorga Madrid 911 0.1 0
Independent López López 514 0.0 0
Invalid/blank votes 34,674
Total 1,214,779 100 82
Source: Nohlen
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