The parliamentary elections in El Salvador took place on March 12, 1972 [1] . As a result, the National Coalition Party won a majority of 39 of the 52 seats of the Legislative Assembly. However, the election was accompanied by numerous irregularities. The CEC disqualified candidates from the National Opposition Union, the Alliance of the Christian Democratic Party , the National Revolutionary Movement, and the Nationalist Democratic Union in 5 out of 14 districts [2] . The turnout was 56.7% [2] .
← 1970  1974 → | |||
| Legislative Election in El Salvador | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | |||
| March 12th | |||
| Voter turnout | 56.7% | ||
Results
| The consignment | Vote | % | Places | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Coalition Party | 353,775 | 67.4 | 39 | +5 |
| National Opposition Union | 119 194 | 22.7 | 8 | -9 |
| Salvador People's Party | 31,790 | 6.1 | four | +3 |
| United Independent Democratic Front | 20 194 | 3.8 | one | new |
| Invalid / Empty Newsletters | 109 698 | - | - | - |
| Total | 634,651 | one hundred | 52 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
Literature
- Political Handbook of the world, 1972. New York, 1973.
- Caldera T., Hilda. 1983. Historia del Partido Demócrata Cristiano de El Salvador. Tegucigalpa: Instituto Centroamericano de Estudios Políticos.
- El Salvador. Presidencia. Departamento de Relaciones Públicas. 1972. Elecciones del 72: 20 de febrero, 12 de marzo. San Salvador: Departamento de Relaciones Públicas, Casa Presidencial.
- Montgomery, Tommie Sue. 1995. Revolution in El Salvador: from civil strife to civil peace. Boulder: Westview.
- Webre, Stephen. 1979. José Napoleón Duarte and the Christian Democratic Party in Salvadoran Politics 1960-1972. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press.
- White, Alastair. 1973. El Salvador. New York: Praeger Publishers.
- Williams, Philip J. and Knut Walter. 1997. Militarization and demilitarization in El Salvador's transition to democracy. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press.
Notes
- ↑ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I , p276 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ↑ 1 2 Nohlen, p283