1997 Honduran general election

General elections (Spanish: Elecciones generales de Honduras de 1997) were held in Honduras to elect a president and parliament on 30 November 1997. They were also the first elections in which the left wing Democratic Unification Party was allowed to stand.

1997 Honduran general election
November 30, 1997
 
Nominee Carlos Roberto Flores Nora Gúnera de Melgar Olban Francisco Valladares Ordóñez
Party Liberal National Innovation and Unity Party
Home state Tegucigalpa Choluteca Department
Popular vote 1,040,403 844,985 41,605
Percentage 52.65% 42.76% 2.11%
President before election

Carlos Roberto Reina
Liberal

Elected President

Carlos Roberto Flores
Liberal

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Presidential election

Five candidates stood in the election which was won by the Liberal Party's Carlos Roberto Flores defeating Nora Gúnera de Melgar who was the first woman to stand for the Presidency.[1] Major campaign issues were crime and rising living standards.[2]

Presidential election results
Candidate Party/Alliance Votes %
Carlos Roberto Flores Facussé Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH) 1,040,403 52.65%
Nora Gúnera de Melgar National Party of Honduras (PNH) 844,985 42.76%
Olban Francisco Valladares Ordóñez Innovation and Unity Party - Social Democrats (PINU-SD) 41,605 02.11%
Arturo Alvarez Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (PDCH) 24,737 01.25%
Matias Funes Valladares Democratic Unification Party (PUD) 24,243 01.23%
Total valid votes 1,975,973 100%
Spoilt and invalid votes 120,673 05.76%
Total votes/Turnout 2,096,646 72.70%
Registered voters 2,883,919
Population 6,338,000

[3]

Legislative election
Parties and alliances Votes/districts % Seats
Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH) 1,040,403 52.65% 67
National Party of Honduras (PNH) 844,985 42.76% 55
Innovation and Unity Party - Social Democrats (PINU-SD) 41,605 02.11% 3
Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (PDCH) 24,737 01.25% 2
Democratic Unification Party (PUD) 24,243 01.23% 1
Total valid votes 1,975,973 100% 128
Spoilt and invalid votes 120,673 05.76%
Total votes/Turnout 2,096,646 72.70%
Registered voters 2,883,919
Population 6,338,000
Popular vote
PLH
 
 52.65%
PNH
 
 42.76%
PINU-SD
 
 2.11%
DC
 
 1.25%
PUD
 
 1.23%
Parliament seats
PLH
 
 52.34%
PNH
 
 42.97%
PINU-SD
 
 2.34%
DC
 
 1.56%
PUD
 
 0.78%

[4]

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References
  1. Political Parties
  2. Honduras
  3. Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.417.
  4. 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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