1993 Honduran general election

Honduran general election, 1993

November 27, 1993

Nominee Carlos Roberto Reina Oswaldo Ramos Soto Party Liberal National Home state Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa Popular vote 906,793 735,123 Percentage 53.01% 42.97%

President before election Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero National Elected President Carlos Roberto Reina Liberal

A general election was held in Honduras on 27 November 1993. Voters went to the polls to elect a new President of the Republic and a new Congress.

Presidential election results

Candidate	Party/Alliance	Votes	%
Carlos Roberto Reina Idiáquez	Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH)	906,793	53.01%
Oswaldo Ramos Soto	National Party of Honduras (PNH)	735,123	42.97%
Olban Francisco Valladares Ordóñez	Innovation and Unity Party - Social Democrats (PINU-SD)	48,471	02.83%
Marco Orlandi Iriarte	Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (PDCH)	20,350	01.19%
Total valid votes		1,710,737	100%
Spoilt and invalid votes		61,088	03.45%
Total votes/Turnout		1,771,825	64.80%
Registered voters		2,734,116
Population		5,595,000

Legislative election

Parties and alliances	Votes/districts	%	Seats
Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH)	906,793	53.01%	71
National Party of Honduras (PNH)	735,123	42.97%	55
Innovation and Unity Party - Social Democrats (PINU-SD)	48,471	02.83%	02
Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (PDCH)	20,350	01.19%	00
Total valid votes	1,710,737	100%	128
Spoilt and invalid votes	61,088	03.45%
Total votes/Turnout	1,771,825	64.80%
Registered voters	2,734,116
Population	5,595,000

Popular vote PLH   53.01% PNH   42.97% PINU-SD   2.83% DC   1.19%

Parliament seats PLH   55.47% PNH   42.97% PINU-SD   1.56%

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