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1966 Salvadoran legislative election

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1966 Salvadoran legislative election
El Salvador
← 1964 13 March 1966 1968 →

All 52 seats in the Legislative Assembly
27 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
PCN Julio Rivera 53.62 31 −1
PDC 31.16 15 +1
PAR 6.89 4 −2
PREN 5.93 1 New
PPS 2.40 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by constituency

Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 13 March 1966.[1] The result was a victory for the National Conciliation Party, which won 31 of the 52 seats.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
National Conciliation Party207,58653.6231–1
Christian Democratic Party120,64531.1615+1
Renovating Action Party26,6616.894–2
Republican Party of National Evolution22,9605.931New
Salvadoran Popular Party9,3032.401New
Total387,155100.00520
Registered voters/turnout1,195,823
Source: Nohlen

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

Bibliography

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  • Political Handbook of the world, 1966. New York, 1967.
  • Benítez Manaut, Raúl. 1990. "El Salvador: un equilibrio imperfecto entre los votos y las botas." Secuencia 17:71-92 (mayo-agosto de 1990).
  • Caldera T., Hilda. 1983. Historia del Partido Demócrata Cristiano de El Salvador. Tegucigalpa: Instituto Centroamericano de Estudios Políticos.
  • Eguizábal, Cristina. 1984. "El Salvador: elecciones sin democracia." Polemica (Costa Rica) 14/15:16-33 (marzo-junio 1984).
  • Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems. 1967. El Salvador election factbook, March 5, 1967. Washington: Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems.
  • Kantor, Harry. 1969. Patterns of politics and political systems in Latin America. Chicago: Rand McNally & Company.
  • Webre, Stephen. 1979. José Napoleón Duarte and the Christian Democratic Party in Salvadoran Politics 1960-1972. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press.
  • Williams, Philip J. and Knut Walter. 1997. Militarization and demilitarization in El Salvador's transition to democracy. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press.