2003 Paraguayan general election

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2003 Paraguayan general election
Flag of Paraguay.svg
  1998 27 April 2003 2008  
President
Turnout64.29% (Increase2.svg 3.57pp)
  Nicanor Duarte Frutos in 2006 (cropped).jpg Julio Cesar Franco.jpg
Candidate Nicanor Duarte Julio César Franco
Party Colorado PLRA
Popular vote574,232370,348
Percentage38.30%24.70%

  Pedro Fadul Niella.jpg
Candidate Pedro Fadul  [ es ] Guillermo Sánchez Guffanti
Party PPQ UNACE
Popular vote328,916208,391
Percentage21.94%13.90%

Resultados de las elecciones presidenciales de Paraguay de 2003.svg
Results by department

President before election

Luis Ángel González Macchi
Colorado

President-elect

Nicanor Duarte
Colorado

Chamber of Deputies

All 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
41 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
Colorado Nicanor Duarte 35.2737−8
PLRA Julio César Franco 25.6721−5
PPQ Pedro Fadul  [ es ]15.2910New
UNACE Guillermo Sánchez Guffanti 14.6810New
PPS Diego Abente Brun 3.342New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Senate

All 45 seats in the Senate
23 seats needed for a majority
Party%Seats+/–
Colorado 34.4416−8
PLRA 25.3912−1
PPQ 15.907New
UNACE 14.307New
PEN 2.111−6
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in Paraguay on 27 April 2003. [1] The presidential elections were won by Nicanor Duarte of the Colorado Party, who received 38.3% of the vote. In the Congressional elections, the Colorado Party won 37 of the 80 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and 16 of the 45 seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was 64.3% in the presidential election, 64.2% in the Senate election and 64.1% in the Chamber of Deputies election. [2]

Contents

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Nicanor Duarte Colorado Party 574,23238.30
Julio César Franco Authentic Radical Liberal Party 370,34824.70
Pedro Fadul  [ es ] Beloved Fatherland Party 328,91621.94
Guillermo Sánchez Guffanti National Union of Ethical Citizens 208,39113.90
Diego Abente Brun National Encounter Party 8,7450.58
Tomás Zayas Roa Partido Patria Libre 4,5590.30
Pedro Almada Galeano Broad Front Party  [ es ]1,4430.10
Guillermo Gustavo Hellmers WeilerIndependent Democratic Force1,3700.09
Teresa Notario  [ es ] Paraguayan Humanist Party 1,1960.08
Total1,499,200100.00
Valid votes1,499,20096.96
Invalid/blank votes46,9923.04
Total votes1,546,192100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,405,10864.29
Source: Justicia Electoral

Senate

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Colorado Party 508,50634.4416–8
Authentic Radical Liberal Party 374,85425.3912–1
Beloved Fatherland Party 234,74815.907New
National Union of Ethical Citizens 211,07814.307New
Party for a Country of Solidarity 67,4624.570New
National Encounter Party 31,2122.111–6
Partido Patria Libre 16,1511.090New
Revolutionary Febrerista Party 10,2020.690New
Citizen's Force Movement 6,7660.460New
Independent Party in Action3,7910.260New
Paraguayan Humanist Party 3,5150.240New
Christian Democratic Party 3,0100.2000
Broad Front Party  [ es ]2,8280.190New
Independent Democratic Force2,2840.150New
Total1,476,407100.00430
Valid votes1,476,40795.61
Invalid/blank votes67,8154.39
Total votes1,544,222100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,405,10864.21
Source: Nohlen

Chamber of Deputies

Results by department 2003 Paraguayan chamber of deputies election results.svg
Results by department
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Colorado Party 520,76135.2737–8
Authentic Radical Liberal Party 379,06625.6721–5
Beloved Fatherland Party 225,81115.2910New
National Union of Ethical Citizens 216,80314.6810New
Party for a Country of Solidarity 49,2803.342New
National Encounter Party 39,3722.670–9
Partido Patria Libre 16,4801.120New
Revolutionary Febrerista Party 11,5420.780New
Citizen's Force Movement 6,7490.460New
Paraguayan Humanist Party 2,8670.190New
Broad Front Party  [ es ]2,6700.180New
Independent Party in Action1,9780.130New
Christian Democratic Party 1,9270.1300
Independent Democratic Force1,3020.090New
Total1,476,608100.00800
Valid votes1,476,60895.75
Invalid/blank votes65,5644.25
Total votes1,542,172100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,405,10864.12
Source: Nohlen

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p425 ISBN   978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, pp426-432