Panamanian general election, 1994
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The Panama held a general election on 8 May 1994, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new Legislative Assembly.
"On 8 May 1994, Ernesto Pérez Balladares
of the PRD was elected president of Panama with about 33.3 percent of the popular vote. His party also achieved an effective majority in the new National Assembly. The big surprise was not the victory of the PRD, but the nearly successful challenge of Mireya Moscoso de Gruber
, the candidate of the Arnulfista Party".
"On 8 May 1994, Ernesto Pérez Balladares
Ernesto Pérez Balladares
Ernesto Pérez Balladares González-Revilla was the President of Panama between 1994 and 1999. Nicknamed "El Toro" , Ernesto Pérez Balladares is married to Dora Boyd Preciado, with 3 daughters.-Studies :...
of the PRD was elected president of Panama with about 33.3 percent of the popular vote. His party also achieved an effective majority in the new National Assembly. The big surprise was not the victory of the PRD, but the nearly successful challenge of Mireya Moscoso de Gruber
Mireya Moscoso
Mireya Elisa Moscoso Rodríguez de Arias is a Panamanian political figure. She was the President of Panama from 1999 to 2004, representing the Arnulfista Party...
, the candidate of the Arnulfista Party".
Presidential election results
| Candidate | Party/Alliance | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernesto Pérez Balladares Ernesto Pérez Balladares Ernesto Pérez Balladares González-Revilla was the President of Panama between 1994 and 1999. Nicknamed "El Toro" , Ernesto Pérez Balladares is married to Dora Boyd Preciado, with 3 daughters.-Studies :... |
United People Alliance (APU) | 355,307 | 33.30% |
| Democratic Revolutionary Party Democratic Revolutionary Party The Democratic Revolutionary Party is a Panamanian political party. It was founded in 1979 by the General Omar Torrijos, and is generally described as a party of the centre-left of the political spectrum.-History and creation:... (PRD) |
326,095 | 30.57% | |
| Labor and Agrarian Party Labor and Agrarian Party Labor and Agrarian Party is a Panamanian right-of-center political party, founded in 1960.The PALA supported the Marco Aurelio Robles administration in 1964-1968... (PALA) |
17,046 | 01.60% | |
| Republican Liberal Party (PLR) | 12,166 | 01.14% | |
| Mireya Moscoso Mireya Moscoso Mireya Elisa Moscoso Rodríguez de Arias is a Panamanian political figure. She was the President of Panama from 1999 to 2004, representing the Arnulfista Party... |
Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance -Current political parties:* Democratic Alliance * Democratic Alliance * Democratic Alliance * Democratic Alliance * Democratic Alliance * Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong... (AD) |
310,372 | 29.09% |
| Arnulfista Party (PA) | 211,780 | 19.85% | |
| Liberal Party (PL) | 46,775 | 04.38% | |
| Authentic Liberal Party (PLA) | 43,797 | 04.11% | |
| Independent Democrat Union Independent Democrat Union The Independent Democrat Union is a Chilean right-wing, conservative political party, founded in 1983. Its main inspirer was the lawyer, politician and law professor Jaime Guzmán, a former senator of the Republic of Chile from 1990 until his assassination on April 1, 1991.Its ideological origins... (UDI) |
8,020 | 00.75% | |
| Rubén Blades Rubén Blades Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna is a Panamanian salsa singer, songwriter, lawyer, actor, Latin jazz musician, and politician, performing musically most often in the Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz genres... |
Mother Earth Movement (MPE) | 182,405 | 17.10% |
| Rubén Dario Carles | Alliance for Change '94 (C 94) | 171,192 | 16.05% |
| National Liberal Republican Movement (MOLIRENA) | 115,478 | 10.82% | |
| National Renewal Movement National Renewal Movement (Panama) The National Renewal Movement was a Panamanian right political party.The National Renewal Movement was founded on 27 December 1993by one of the Labor and Agrarian Party factions.... (MORENA) |
32,122 | 03.01% | |
| Civic Renewal Party Civic Renewal Party The Civic Renewal Party was a Panamanian right liberal political party.The Civic Renewal Party was founded on 13 August 1992... (PRC) |
23,592 | 02.21% | |
| Eduardo Vallarino | Christian Democratic Party Christian Democratic Party (Panama) The Christian Democratic Party , now People's Party is a Panamanian Christian democratic centre-right political party, one of Latin America's most conservative and anti-communist Christian Democratic parties.The ideological foundation of the party is based on the social doctrine of the Catholic... (PDC) |
25,476 | 02.39% |
| Samuel Lewis Galindo Samuel Lewis Galindo Samuel Lewis Galindo is a businessman, politician and author of essays and articles about current political, economic and social development of Panama... |
National Concertation (CN) | 18,424 | 01.73% |
| Solidarity Party Solidarity Party The Solidarity Party was an American political party in the state of Illinois. It was named after Lech Wałęsa's Solidarity movement in Poland, which was widely-admired in Illinois at the time .The party was founded in 1986 by Senator Adlai Stevenson III in reaction to the Democratic Party's... (PS) |
9,304 | 00.87% | |
| National Unity Mission Party National Unity Mission Party The National Unity Mission Party was a Panamanian small evangelistic political party.The National Unity Mission Party was founded on 27 March 1992 largely by people from the “Assemblies of God”.... (MUN) |
9,120 | 00.85% | |
| José Salvador Muñoz | Doctrinaire Panameñista Party (PPD) | 3,668 | 00.34% |
| Total valid votes | 1,066,844 | 100% | |
| Spoilt and invalid votes | 37,734 | 03.42% | |
| Total votes/Turnout | 1,104,578 | ||
| Registered voters | 1,499,451 | 73.67% | |
| Population | 2,609,000 | ||
Legislative election
| Parties and alliances | Votes/districts | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| United People Alliance (APU) | 289,470 | 28.01% | 33 |
| Democratic Revolutionary Party Democratic Revolutionary Party The Democratic Revolutionary Party is a Panamanian political party. It was founded in 1979 by the General Omar Torrijos, and is generally described as a party of the centre-left of the political spectrum.-History and creation:... (PRD) |
236,319 | 22.86% | 30 |
| Labor and Agrarian Party Labor and Agrarian Party Labor and Agrarian Party is a Panamanian right-of-center political party, founded in 1960.The PALA supported the Marco Aurelio Robles administration in 1964-1968... (PALA) |
28,172 | 02.73% | 01 |
| Republican Liberal Party (PLR) | 24,979 | 02.42% | 02 |
| Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance -Current political parties:* Democratic Alliance * Democratic Alliance * Democratic Alliance * Democratic Alliance * Democratic Alliance * Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong... (AD) |
229,884 | 22.24% | 19 |
| Arnulfista Party (PA) | 150,217 | 14.53% | 14 |
| Liberal Party (PL) | 35,516 | 03.44% | 02 |
| Authentic Liberal Party (PLA) | 31,045 | 03.00% | 02 |
| Independent Democrat Union Independent Democrat Union The Independent Democrat Union is a Chilean right-wing, conservative political party, founded in 1983. Its main inspirer was the lawyer, politician and law professor Jaime Guzmán, a former senator of the Republic of Chile from 1990 until his assassination on April 1, 1991.Its ideological origins... (UDI) |
13,106 | 01.27% | 01 |
| Alliance for Change '94 (C 94) | 243,004 | 23.51% | 09 |
| National Liberal Republican Movement (MOLIRENA) | 116,833 | 11.30% | 05 |
| National Renewal Movement National Renewal Movement (Panama) The National Renewal Movement was a Panamanian right political party.The National Renewal Movement was founded on 27 December 1993by one of the Labor and Agrarian Party factions.... (MORENA) |
68,581 | 06.64% | 01 |
| Civic Renewal Party Civic Renewal Party The Civic Renewal Party was a Panamanian right liberal political party.The Civic Renewal Party was founded on 13 August 1992... (PRC) |
57,590 | 05.57% | 03 |
| Mother Earth Movement (MPE) | 99,760 | 09.65% | 06 |
| National Concertation (CN) | 94,323 | 09.12% | 04 |
| Solidarity Party Solidarity Party The Solidarity Party was an American political party in the state of Illinois. It was named after Lech Wałęsa's Solidarity movement in Poland, which was widely-admired in Illinois at the time .The party was founded in 1986 by Senator Adlai Stevenson III in reaction to the Democratic Party's... (PS) |
67,306 | 06.51% | 04 |
| National Unity Mission Party National Unity Mission Party The National Unity Mission Party was a Panamanian small evangelistic political party.The National Unity Mission Party was founded on 27 March 1992 largely by people from the “Assemblies of God”.... (MUN) |
27,017 | 02.61% | 02.61% |
| Christian Democratic Party Christian Democratic Party (Panama) The Christian Democratic Party , now People's Party is a Panamanian Christian democratic centre-right political party, one of Latin America's most conservative and anti-communist Christian Democratic parties.The ideological foundation of the party is based on the social doctrine of the Catholic... (PDC) |
66,411 | 06.43% | 01 |
| Doctrinaire Panameñista Party (PPD) | 10,720 | 01.04% | 00 |
| Total valid votes | 1,033,572 | 100% | 72 |
| Spoilt and invalid votes | 58,184 | 05.33% | |
| Total votes/Turnout | 1,091,756 | 72.81% | |
| Registered voters | 1499451 | ||
| Population | 2609000 | ||