Honduran general election, 1989

A general election was held in Honduras on 26 November 1989. Voters went to the polls to elect a new President of the Republic and a new Congress.

Presidential election results^[1]

Candidate	Party/Alliance	Votes	%
Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero	National Party of Honduras (PNH)	916,131	52.29%
Carlos Roberto Flores Facussé	Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH)	776,698	44.33%
Enrique Aguilar Cerrato	Innovation and Unity Party (PINU)	33,902	01.93%
Efrain Diez Arrivillaga	Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (PDCH)	25,453	01.45%
Total valid votes		1,752,184	100%
Spoilt and invalid votes		45,628	02.54%
Total votes/Turnout		1,797,812	76.07%
Registered voters		2,363,448
Population		4,951,000

Legislative election ^[2]

Parties and alliances	Votes/districts	%	Seats
National Party of Honduras (PNH)	916,131	52.29%	76
Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH)	776,698	44.33%	51
Innovation and Unity Party (PINU)	33,902	01.93%	01
Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (PDCH)	25,453	01.45%	00
Total valid votes	1,752,184	100%	128
Spoilt and invalid votes	45,628	02.54%
Total votes/Turnout	1,797,812	76.07%
Registered voters	2,363,448
Population	4,951,000

Popular vote
PNH			52.29%
PLH			44.33%
PINU			1.93%
DC			1.45%

Parliament seats
PNH			59.38%
PLH			39.84%
PINU			0.78%

References

1. Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.416.
2. Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.412.

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