Honduran general election, 1985

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A general election (Spanish : Elecciones generales de Honduras de 1985) was held in Honduras on November 24, 1985. Voters went to the polls to elect a new President of the Republic and a new Congress.

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Honduras republic in Central America

Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. In the past, it was sometimes referred to as "Spanish Honduras" to differentiate it from British Honduras, which later became modern-day Belize. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras, a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea.

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Presidential election results [1]

CandidateParty/AllianceVotes%
Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH)786,62451.02%
José Simón Azcona del Hoyo Azconista Liberal Movement424,35853.95%
Oscar Mejía Arellano Rodista Liberal Movement250,51931.85%
Efraín Bu Girón Movement of Efraín Bu Girón64,2308.17%
Carlos Roberto Reina Liberal Democratic Revolutionary Movement43,3735.51%
Party votes4,144 0.52%
National Party of Honduras (PNH)701,40645.49%
Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero Callejista National Movement656,88293.65%
Fernando Douglas Lardizabal Movement of Fernando Douglas Lardizabal22,1633.16%
Juan Pablo Urrutia Raudales Change and Unity Nationalist Movement20,1212.87%
Party votes 2,2400.32%
Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (PDCH)30,1731.96%
Hernan Corrales Padilla 30,173100%
Innovation and Unity Party (PINU)23,7051.54%
Enrique Aguilar Cerrato 23,705100%
Total valid votes1,541,908100%
Spoilt and invalid votes55,9333.50%
Total votes/Turnout1,597,84184.02%
Registered voters1,901,757
Population4,372,000

Legislative election [2]

Parties and alliancesVotes/districts%Seats
Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH)786,62451.02%67
National Party of Honduras (PNH)701,40645.49%63
Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (PDCH)30,1731.96%2
Innovation and Unity Party (PINU)23,7051.54%2
Total valid votes1,541,908100%134
Spoilt and invalid votes55,9333.50%
Total votes/Turnout1,597,84184.02%
Registered voters1,901,757
Population4,372,000
Popular vote
PLH
 
51.02%
PNH
 
45.49%
DC
 
1.96%
PINU
 
1.54%
Parliament seats
PLH
 
50.00%
PNH
 
47.01%
DC
 
1.49%
PINU
 
1.49%

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References

  1. ↑ Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.416.
  2. ↑ 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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