Salvadoran legislative election, 1985
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Legislative elections were held in El Salvador
on 31 March 1985. The result was a victory for the Christian Democratic Party
, which won 33 of the 60 seats. Voter turnout was 42%.
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
on 31 March 1985. The result was a victory for the Christian Democratic Party
Christian Democratic Party (El Salvador)
The Christian Democratic Party is a political party in El Salvador.In the legislative elections, held on 16 March 2003, the party won 7.3% of the popular vote and 5 out of 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly. In the presidential election of 21 March 2004, the PDC supported Héctor Silva Argüello...
, which won 33 of the 60 seats. Voter turnout was 42%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Party Christian Democratic Party (El Salvador) The Christian Democratic Party is a political party in El Salvador.In the legislative elections, held on 16 March 2003, the party won 7.3% of the popular vote and 5 out of 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly. In the presidential election of 21 March 2004, the PDC supported Héctor Silva Argüello... |
505,338 | 52.4 | 33 | |
| Nationalist Republican Alliance Nationalist Republican Alliance The Nationalist Republican Alliance is a conservative political party in El Salvador. It was founded on September 30, 1981, by Roberto D'Aubuisson, in order to oppose the reformist military junta that was ruling El Salvador at the time... |
286,665 | 29.7 | 13 | |
| Party of National Conciliation Party of National Conciliation The Party of National Conciliation is a conservative political party in El Salvador. It was the most powerful political party in the country during the 1960s and 1970s, and was closely associated with the Salvadoran military. Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo, a candidate of the National... |
80,730 | 8.3 | 12 | |
| Salvadorean Authentic Institutional Party | 36,101 | 3.7 | 1 | New |
| Democratic Action | 35,565 | 3.7 | 1 | |
| Salvadoran Popular Party | 16,344 | 1.7 | 0 | |
| Renovating Action Party | 2,963 | 0.3 | 0 | New |
| Popular Orientation Party | 836 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Centrist Republican Stable Movement | 689 | 0.1 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 136,375 | |||
| Total | 1,101,606 | 100 | 60 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||