| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Asamblea legislativa / Legislative Assembly |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
11 March 2012 |
| Purpose of elections |
The March 2012 parliamentary elections were the first to be held under President Mauricio Funes, who himself had been elected in March 2009 for a five-year term. Since 2010, his Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) formed a parliamentary alliance with the Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA), a party formed by dissidents of the National Republican Alliance (ARENA). In the 2012 elections, the FMLN promised social programmes and job creation. The ARENA, led by former President Alfredo Cristiani, pledged tougher policies against crime and youth gangs. Although the ARENA became the largest party with 33 seats, President Funes' FMLN and its parliamentary ally, the GANA, took a total of 42 seats. The FMLN also receives support in parliament from smaller parties on certain issues. |
Date of previous elections: 18 January 2009
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: N/A
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections: March 2015
Number of seats at stake: 84 (full renewal)
Number of candidates: Not available.
Percentage of women candidates: Not available.
Number of parties contesting the election: 11 (including two coalitions)
Number of parties winning seats: 6 (including one coalition)
Alternation of power: N/A (Presidential system)
Number of parties in government: 1
Names of parties in government: Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN)
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 1 May 2012
Name of the new/re-elected Speaker: Mr. Sigfrido Reyes Morales (FMLN), re-elected. |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 11 March 2012 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
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Notes
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| Distribution of seats |
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Round no 1
|
| Political Group |
Total
|
Number of women |
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| National Republican Alliance (ARENA) |
33
|
9 |
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| Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) |
31
|
12 |
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| Grand Alliance for National Unity (GANA) |
11
|
1 |
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| National Conciliation party (CN) |
6
|
0 |
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|
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| Party of Hope (PES) |
1
|
0 |
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| Democratic Change (CD) |
1
|
0 |
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| Party of Hope - National Conciliation party (PES - CN) |
1
|
0 |
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
61
23
27.38%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Note:
The distribution of seats according to sex above refers to the number of titular members (propietarias).
Sources:
Legislative Assembly (16.03.2012; 30.04.2014)
http://elecciones2012.tse.gob.sv/paginas/paginas/dat99/DPR999999.htm |
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