Honduran general election, 1971

Honduran general election, 1970
Honduras
March 28, 1971
 
Nominee Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés Jorge Bueso Arias
Party National Party Liberal Party
Home state San Juan de Flores
Popular vote 299,807 269,989
Percentage 52.62% 47.38%
President before election

Oswaldo López Arellano
National Party

 Elected President

Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés
National Party

A general election was held in Honduras on March 28, 1971. Voters went to the polls to elect a new President of the Republic and a new Congress.

“After considerable discussion and debate, the PLH and PNH parties responded to pressures from labor, business, and the military. On January 7, 1971, they signed a political pact agreeing to establish a national-unity government after the March elections. One of the purposes was to present a single slate of congressional candidates that would divide the Congress equally between the PLH and PNH”. [1]

Presidential election results[2]

Candidate Party/Alliance Votes %
Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés National Party of Honduras (PNH) 299,807 52.62%
Jorge Bueso Arias Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH) 269,989 47.38%
Total valid votes 569,796 100%
Spoilt and invalid votes 38,546 06.34%
Total votes/Turnout 608,342 67.54%
Registered voters 900,658
Population 2,635,000

Legislative election [3]

Parties and alliances Votes/districts % Seats
National Party of Honduras (PNH) 299,807 52.62% 32
Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH) 269,989 47.38% 32
Total valid votes 569,796 100% 64
Spoilt and invalid votes 38,546 06.34%
Total votes/Turnout 608,342 67.54%
Registered voters 900,658
Population 2,635,000

References

  1. ↑ Haggerty, Richard and Richard Millet. 1995. “Historical setting.” Merrill, Tim L., ed. 1995. Honduras: a country study. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. Pp. 41.
  2. ↑ Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.415.
  3. ↑ Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.411.


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