1991 Paraguayan Constitutional Assembly election

1991 Paraguayan Constitutional Assembly election

1 December 1991

198 seats in the Constitutional Assembly 100 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader % Seats Colorado 55.1 122 PLRA 27.0 55 Constitution for All 11.0 19 PRF 1.2 1 PDC 0.9 1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Paraguay on 1 December 1991. The result was a victory for the Colorado Party, which won 122 of the 198 seats. Voter turnout was 51.7%. Following the election, a new constitution was published in 1992. The new constitution reintroduced the position of Vice President and allowed for the President to be elected by a plurality of the vote.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Colorado Party	409,730	55.1	122
Authentic Radical Liberal Party	201,040	27.0	55
Constitution for All	81,860	11.0	19
Revolutionary Febrerista Party	9,094	1.2	1
Christian Democratic Party	6,548	0.9	1
Workers' Party		0.6	0
Paraguayan Humanist Party		0.5	0
PNS		0.1	0
Invalid/blank votes		–	–
Total	743,546	100	198
Source: Nohlen