2000 Salvadoran legislative election

2000 Salvadoran legislative election

12 March 2000

All 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly 43 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– ARENA Alfredo Cristiani 36.04 29 +1 FMLN Fabio Castillo Figueroa 35.22 31 +4 PCN Ciro Cruz Zepeda 8.82 13 +2 PDC René Aguiluz 7.19 6 −4 CDU Rubén Zamora 5.38 3 New PAN Horacio Rios 3.71 2 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by constituency

Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 12 March 2000. Although the Nationalist Republican Alliance received the most votes, the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front won the most seats. Voter turnout was 42%.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Nationalist Republican Alliance	436,169	36.04	29	+1
	Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front	426,289	35.22	31	+4
	National Conciliation Party	106,802	8.82	13	+2
	Christian Democratic Party	87,074	7.19	6	–4
	United Democratic Centre	65,070	5.38	3	New
	National Action Party	44,901	3.71	2	New
	Social Christian Union	23,329	1.93	0	New
	Liberal Democratic Party	15,639	1.29	0	–2
	Popular Labor Party	4,996	0.41	0	New
Total		1,210,269	100.00	84	0
Valid votes		1,210,269	96.33
Invalid/blank votes		46,073	3.67
Total votes		1,256,342	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,007,233	41.78
Source: Nohlen

Bibliography

• Political Handbook of the world, 1997. New York, 1998.