Guatemalan parliamentary election, 1994
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Parliamentary elections were held in Guatemala on 14 August 1994,[1] following the premature dissolution of Congress during the 1993 constitutional crisis, and in view of implementing constitutional reforms approved in January 1994. The result was a victory for the Guatemalan Republican Front, which won 33 of the 80 seats. Voter turnout was just 21%.[2]
The 1993 constitutional crisis started on 25 May 1993, when the then President Jorge Serrano Elías attempted a self-coup or autogolpe. Serrano suspended the constitution, dissolved Congress and the Supreme Court, imposed censorship and tried to restrict civil liberties.[3] Serrano's actions were met with broad national and international opposition and ruled "illegal" by the Constitutional Court of Guatemala, following which Serrano was forced to resign.
Results[edit]
| Party | District | PR | Total seats | ||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||
| Guatemalan Republican Front | 172,649 | 26.61 | 26 | 206,994 | 32.22 | 7 | 33 |
| National Advancement Party | 172,224 | 26.54 | 18 | 162,189 | 25.25 | 5 | 23 |
| Guatemalan Christian Democracy | 84,391 | 13.01 | 11 | 78,016 | 12.14 | 2 | 13 |
| National Centre Union | 63,697 | 9.82 | 6 | 57,155 | 8.90 | 1 | 7 |
| National Liberation Movement | 36,746 | 5.66 | 2 | 28,582 | 4.45 | 1 | 3 |
| Movement of Action in Solidarity | 23,604 | 3.64 | 0 | 20,418 | 3.18 | 0 | 0. |
| Democratic Union | 20,446 | 3.15 | 1 | 19,732 | 3.07 | 0 | 1 |
| Revolutionary Party | 18,087 | 2.79 | 0 | 17,747 | 2.76 | 0 | 0 |
| Guatemalan Reformist Party | 16,300 | 2.51 | 0 | 13,007 | 2.02 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic Social Party | 11,117 | 1.71 | 0 | 13,635 | 2.12 | 0 | 0 |
| Nationalist Authentic Centre | 8,388 | 1.29 | 0 | 9,692 | 1.51 | 0 | 0 |
| Institutional Democratic Party | 6,201 | 0.96 | 0 | 5,578 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 |
| National Unity Front | 5,901 | 0.91 | 0 | 6495 | 1.01 | 0 | 0 |
| Progressive Party | 5,527 | 0.85 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 |
| Destitute People's Movement | – | – | – | 3,136 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 |
| Popular Democratic Front | 2,583 | 0.40 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 |
| Popular Alliance 5 | 557 | 0.09 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 |
| Christian Social Party | 448 | 0.07 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 81,858 | – | – | 82,017 | – | – | – |
| Total | 730,724 | 100 | 64 | 731,393 | 100 | 16 | 80 |
References[edit]
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Nohlen, p324
- ^ Barry S. Levitt (2006), "A Desultory Defense of Democracy: OAS Resolution 1080 and the Inter-American Democratic Charter, Latin American Politics and Society, Volume 48, Issue 3, September 2006, Pages: 93–123. pp104-5
Bibliography[edit]
- Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
- Political handbook of the world 1994. New York, 1995.
- Elections in the Americas A Data Handbook Volume 1. North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Edited by Dieter Nohlen. 2005.
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