Honduran Constituent Assembly election, 1980

A legislative election was held in Honduras on 20 April 1980. The people elected 71 deputies to the Constituent Assembly.

Legislative election ^[1]

Parties and alliances	Votes/districts	%	Seats
Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH)	495,779	51.68%	35
National Party of Honduras (PNH)	423,623	44.15%	33
Innovation and Unity Party (PINU)	350,52	03.65%	03
Rodríguez Díaz (independent)	2,214	00.23%	00
Bográn Madrid (independent)	2,076	00.22%	00
Jimenez Medina (independent)	658	00.07%	00
Total valid votes	959,402	100%	71
Spoilt and invalid votes	44,068	04.39%
Total votes/Turnout	1,003,470	81.33%
Registered voters	1,233,756
Population	3,691,000

Popular vote
PLH			51.68%
PNH			44.15%
PINU			3.65%
Others			0.52%

Parliament seats
PLH			49.30%
PNH			46.48%
PINU			4.23%

Constituent Deputies with their Substitute^[2]

Deputy	Substitute	Party	Notes

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References

1. Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.411.
2. http://www.elpatriotahn.com/l/content/moraz%C3%A1n-y-los-diputados-constituyentes

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