General elections in Honduras were held on November 27, 2005. They elected the president, vice president and deputies of the National Congress of Honduras . For the election, the Constitution was amended and the post of the only vice president was created (instead of the three presidential appointees who went with him on the list in the previous elections). The proportional representation was changed from closed lists, when voters voted for the party, to open lists.
← 2001  2009 → | |||
| Presidential elections | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | |||
| November 27 | |||
| Turnout | 55.1% | ||
 |  | ||
| Candidate | Manuel Zelaya | Porfirio Lobo | |
| The consignment | Liberal Party | National party | |
| Votes | 999 006 (45.6%) | 925 243 (42.2%) | |
| Election result | Liberal Party candidate Manuel Zelaya was elected President of Honduras . | ||
Manuel Zelaya from the Liberal Party received 45.6% of the vote and was elected President of Honduras . The turnout was 55.1%. Open lists have led to a significant reduction in the re-election of deputies. Only 31% of the deputies of the 2002-2006 Congress were re-elected [1] .
Content
- 1 Presidential Election
- 2 Parliamentary elections
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Presidential Election
Candidates from 5 parliamentary parties participated in the presidential election.
| Candidate | The consignment | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Zelaya | Liberal Party | 999 006 | 45.6 |
| Porfirio Lobo | National party | 923,243 | 42,2 |
| Juan Angel Almendares Bonilla | Democratic Party | 29,754 | 1.4 |
| Juan Ramon Martinez | Christian Democratic Party | 27,812 | 1.3 |
| Carlos Sosa Coello | Party of Renewal and Unity | 20,093 | 0.9 |
| Invalid / Empty Bulletins | 188 490 | 8.6 | |
| Total | 2 190 398 | one hundred | |
| Registered Voters / Turnout | 3 976 550 | 55.1 | |
| Source: TSE Honduras government election website | |||
Legislative Election
| The consignment | Vote | % | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | 999 006 | 45.6 | 62 |
| National party | 923,243 | 42,2 | 55 |
| Democratic Party | 29,754 | 1.4 | 5 |
| Christian Democratic Party | 27,812 | 1.3 | four |
| Party of Renewal and Unity | 20,093 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Invalid / Empty Bulletins | 188 490 | 8.6 | |
| Total | 2 190 398 | one hundred | 128 |
| Registered Voters / Turnout | 3 976 550 | 55.1 | |
| Source: TSE Honduras government election website | |||
Notes
- ↑ Michelle M. Taylor-Robinson (2007), "Presidential and congressional elections in Honduras, November 2005", Electoral Studies , 26 (2), pp 521-524
Links
- Honduras: 2005 Presidential Election . Georgetown University. Date of treatment November 8, 2017.