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1996 Nicaraguan presidential election|
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General elections were held in Nicaragua on 20 October 1996.[1] Arnoldo Alemán of the Liberal Alliance (a coalition of the Constitutionalist Liberal Party, Independent Liberal Party for National Unity, Nationalist Liberal Party and Neoliberal Party) was elected President, with the Liberal Alliance also winning 42 of the 93 seats in the National Assembly.
Results
President
| Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
| Arnoldo Alemán |
Liberal Alliance |
896,207 |
50.99
|
| Daniel Ortega |
Sandinista National Liberation Front |
664,909 |
37.83
|
| Guillermo Antonio Osorno Molina |
Nicaraguan Party of the Christian Path |
71,908 |
4.09
|
| Noel José Vidaurre Argüello |
Conservative Party of Nicaragua |
39,983 |
2.27
|
| Benjamin Ramón Lanzas Selva |
National Project |
9,265 |
0.53
|
| Sergio Ramírez |
Sandinista Renovation Movement |
7,665 |
0.44
|
| Francisco José Mayorga Balladares |
Bread and Strength Alliance (PAN–ASR) |
7,102 |
0.40
|
| Francisco José Duarte Tapia |
National Conservative Action |
6,178 |
0.35
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| Edgar Enrique Quiñónes Tuckler |
Nicaraguan Resistance Party |
5,813 |
0.33
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| Andrés Abelino Robles Pérez |
Nicaraguan Workers, Peasants and Professionals Unity Party |
5,789 |
0.33
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| Virgilio Godoy |
Independent Liberal Party |
5,692 |
0.32
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| Jorge Alberto Díaz Cruz |
National Justice Party |
5,582 |
0.32
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| Alejandro Serrano Caldera |
Unity Alliance |
4,873 |
0.28
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| Elí Altamirano |
Communist Party of Nicaragua |
4,802 |
0.27
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| Miriam Auxiliadora Argüello Morales |
Popular Conservative Alliance |
4,632 |
0.26
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| Ausberto Narváez Argüello |
Liberal Unity Party |
3,887 |
0.22
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| Alfredo César Aguirre |
UNO-96 Alliance (PND–MAC–MDN) |
3,664 |
0.21
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| Allan Antonio Tefel Alba |
National Renovation Movement |
2,641 |
0.15
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| James Odnith Webster Pitts |
Democratic Action Party |
1,895 |
0.11
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| Sergio Abilio Mendieta Castillo |
Central American Integrationist Party |
1,653 |
0.09
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| Issa Moises Hassán Morales |
Renovating Action Movement |
1,393 |
0.08
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| Gustavo Ernesto Tablada Zelaya |
Nicaraguan Socialist Party |
1,352 |
0.08
|
| Roberto Urcuyo Muñoz |
Nicaraguan Democratic Party |
890 |
0.05
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| Invalid/blank votes |
91,587 |
–
|
| Total |
1,849,362 |
100
|
| Registered voters/turnout |
2,421,067 |
76.39
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| Source: Nohlen
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National Assembly
| Party
|
National
|
Departmental
|
Total
seats
|
| Votes
|
%
|
Seats
|
Votes
|
%
|
Seats
|
| Liberal Alliance |
789,533 |
45.97 |
9 |
781,068 |
45.25 |
33 |
42
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| Sandinista National Liberation Front[a] |
626,178 |
36.46 |
8 |
629,939 |
36.50 |
27 |
36
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| Nicaraguan Party of the Christian Path[a] |
63,867 |
3.72 |
1 |
63,986 |
3.71 |
2 |
4
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| National Project |
40,656 |
2.37 |
1 |
36,417 |
2.11 |
1 |
2
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| Conservative Party of Nicaragua[a] |
36,543 |
2.13 |
1 |
39,153 |
2.27 |
1 |
3
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| Sandinista Renovation Movement |
22,789 |
1.33 |
0 |
23,554 |
1.36 |
1 |
1
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| Nicaraguan Resistance Party |
21,068 |
1.23 |
0 |
27,970 |
1.62 |
1 |
1
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| Unity Alliance |
14,001 |
0.82 |
0 |
13,848 |
0.80 |
1 |
1
|
| Independent Liberal Party |
12,459 |
0.73 |
0 |
13,697 |
0.79 |
1 |
1
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| UNO-96 Alliance (PND–MAC–MDN) |
10,706 |
0.62 |
0 |
12,720 |
0.74 |
1 |
1
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| National Conservative Action |
9,811 |
0.57 |
0 |
13,011 |
0.75 |
0 |
0
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| National Action Party |
9,724 |
0.57 |
0 |
12,016 |
0.70 |
0 |
0
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| National Justice Party |
8,155 |
0.47 |
0 |
8,527 |
0.49 |
0 |
0
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| Liberal Unity Party |
7,531 |
0.44 |
0 |
9,893 |
0.57 |
0 |
0
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| Popular Conservative Alliance |
6,726 |
0.39 |
0 |
6,335 |
0.37 |
1 |
1
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| Communist Party of Nicaragua |
6,360 |
0.37 |
0 |
6,970 |
0.40 |
0 |
0
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| Nicaraguan Workers, Peasants and Professionals Unity Party |
5,641 |
0.33 |
0 |
5,067 |
0.29 |
0 |
0
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| Democratic Action Party |
5,272 |
0.31 |
0 |
6,254 |
0.36 |
0 |
0
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| National Renovation Movement |
4,988 |
0.29 |
0 |
3,788 |
0.22 |
0 |
0
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| Nicaraguan Socialist Party |
2,980 |
0.17 |
0 |
3,228 |
0.19 |
0 |
0
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| Central American Integrationist Party |
2,834 |
0.17 |
0 |
2,406 |
0.14 |
0 |
0
|
| Marxist-Leninist Popular Action Movement |
2,446 |
0.14 |
0 |
520 |
0.03 |
0 |
0
|
| Renovating Action Movement |
2,418 |
0.14 |
0 |
2,992 |
0.17 |
0 |
0
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| Nicaraguan Democratic Alliance |
1,730 |
0.10 |
0 |
2,060 |
0.12 |
0 |
0
|
| Social Democratic Party |
– |
– |
– |
724 |
0.04 |
0 |
0
|
| Invalid/blank votes |
113,391 |
– |
– |
113,169 |
– |
– |
–
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| Total |
1,830,807 |
100 |
20 |
1,839,312 |
100 |
70 |
93
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| Registered voters/turnout |
2,421,067 |
75.62 |
– |
2,421,067 |
75.97 |
– |
–
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| Source: Nohlen
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- ^ a b c Awarded an additional seat for the party's unsuccessful presidential candidate
By region
| Region
|
AL
|
FSLN
|
PCCN
|
Other
|
| Boaco
|
57.19%
|
21.03%
|
4.59%
|
17.19%
|
| Carazo
|
40.02%
|
39.39%
|
4.08%
|
16.51%
|
| Chinandega
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36.20%
|
45.72%
|
3.28%
|
14.79%
|
| Chontales
|
63.76%
|
19.05%
|
0.96%
|
16.23%
|
| Esteli
|
40.66%
|
45.78%
|
2.65%
|
10.91%
|
| Granada
|
48.00%
|
32.92%
|
2.82%
|
16.26%
|
| Jinotega
|
53.40%
|
28.24%
|
4.74%
|
13.62%
|
| Leon
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35.79%
|
46.06%
|
5.10%
|
13.05%
|
| Madriz
|
37.08%
|
41.64%
|
2.10%
|
19.18%
|
| Managua
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43.95%
|
39.87%
|
4.70%
|
11.48%
|
| Masaya
|
43.48%
|
34.98%
|
4.00%
|
17.53%
|
| Matagalpa
|
49.29%
|
31.20%
|
4.40%
|
15.11%
|
| Nueva Segovia
|
36.44%
|
42.80%
|
1.62%
|
19.14%
|
| RAAN
|
50.50%
|
29.31%
|
1.12%
|
19.06%
|
| RAAS
|
57.06%
|
28.81%
|
1.29%
|
12.85%
|
| Rio San Juan
|
47.22%
|
31.15%
|
3.25%
|
18.38%
|
| Rivas
|
44.65%
|
34.27%
|
3.48%
|
17.60%
|
| Source: Constituency Level Elections Archive[2]
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