1968 Salvadoran legislative election

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1968 Salvadoran legislative election
El Salvador
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All 52 seats in the Legislative Assembly
27 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats +/–
PCN Fidel Sánchez 47.67 27 −4
PDC 43.32 19 +4
PPS 5.10 4 +3
MRN 3.91 2 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Legislative elections were held in

National Conciliation Party, which won 27 of the 52 seats. Voter turnout was just 36.6%.[2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
National Conciliation Party212,66147.6727–4
Christian Democratic Party193,24843.3219+4
Salvadoran Popular Party22,7485.104+3
National Revolutionary Movement17,4493.912New
Total446,106100.00520
Valid votes446,10690.67
Invalid/blank votes45,9319.33
Total votes492,037100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,342,77536.64
Source: Nohlen

References

Bibliography

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