| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Congreso Nacional / National Congress |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
24 November 2013 |
| Purpose of elections |
No party secured an outright majority in the parliamentary elections held in parallel with the presidential polls. Outgoing Speaker Juan Orlando Hernández's National Party (PN) won 48 of 128 seats at stake. The Liberty and Refoundation Party (LIBRE) and the Liberal Party followed, winning 37 and 27 seats respectively. The LIBRE comprises former members of the Liberal Party and is led by Ms. Xiomara Castro, wife of former President Manuel Zelaya. Mr. Zelaya had been ousted in 2009, with the backing of the PN and the Liberal Party. The Anti-Corruption Party led by a TV journalist, Mr. Salvador Nasralla, took 13 seats.
Honduras has the highest homicide rate in the world according to the United Nations. Major parties pledged to tackle crime. Ms. Castro's LIBRE criticized the PN government led by President Porfirio Lobo of failing to curtail violence. She promised to use a community police force to tackle local crime and deploy more soldiers to the borders to combat drug trafficking. Mr. Hernández's PN pledged to put more soldiers and police on the streets. Mr. Hernández won the presidential elections and was sworn into office on 27 January 2014. |
Date of previous elections: 29 November 2009
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections: November 2017
Number of seats at stake: 128 (full renewal)
Number of candidates: Not available.
Percentage of women candidates: Not available.
Number of parties contesting the election: 9
Number of parties winning seats: 7
Alternation of power: No
Number of parties in government: 1
Names of parties in government: National Party (PN)
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 21 January 2014
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Mauricio Oliva Herrera (National Party, PN) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 24 November 2013 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
5'308'781
3'139'692 (59.14%)
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Notes
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| Distribution of seats |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Total
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| National Party (PN) |
48
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| Liberty and Refoundation Party (LIBRE) |
37
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| Liberal Party (PL) |
27
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| Anti-Corruption Party (PAC) |
13
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| Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (DC) |
1
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| Party of Democratic Unification (UD) |
1
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| Innovation and Unity Party (PINU) |
1
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
95
33
25.78%
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Sources:
http://www.tse.hn
"La gaceta", 16 Dec. 2013 (No 33,305)
http://www.electionguide.org/countries/id/97/ |
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