HONDURAS: parliamentary elections Congreso nacional, 1993

HONDURAS
Parliamentary Chamber: Congreso nacional

ELECTIONS HELD IN 1993

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Chamber:

Congreso nacional

Dates of elections / renewal (from/to):

28 November 1993

Purpose of elections:

Elections were held for all the seats in Parliament on the normal expiry of the members’ term of office.

Background and outcome of elections:

The 1994 congressional elections were held simultaneously with polling for President of the Republic, departmental governors, municipal councillors and 20 representatives to the Central American Parliament.
Leading contestants to succeed President Rafael Leonardo Callejas (National Party – PN) were Mr. Oswaldo Ramos Soto of the ruling party and Mr. Carlos Roberto Reina Idiaquez of the Liberal Party (PL), the PN’s traditional rival. During a lengthy campaign, exchanges of personal insults and accusations between these opponents loomed larger than debate on substance, where the two differed little in favouring basically conservative political and economic policies.
Polling day – marked by a high abstention rate due partly to inadequate voter registration procedures – resulted in convincing victories for the centre-left PL, which thus turned the tables on the right-wing PN with exactly the same congressional margin.
On 27 January 1994, Mr. Reina and his new Cabinet were sworn in for a four-year term. On taking office, the President pledged to fight poverty, corruption and human rights abuses, as well as to place the military under civilian control and reduce its budget allocation. He also stated that his administration would continue the free-market economic reforms of his predecessor and honour Honduras’ foreign debt.

STATISTICS

Round no 1 (28 November 1993): Elections results

Number of registered electors 2,700,000 (approx.)

Voters 1,776,207 (65%)

Blank or invalid ballot papers 65,470

Valid votes 1,710,737

Round no 1: Distribution of votes

Political Group Votes %

Liberal Party (PL) 906,793 53.01

National Party (PN) 735,123 42.97

Innovation and Unity Party – Social Democracy (PINU-SD) 48,471 2.83

Christian Democratic Party (PDC) 20,350 1.19

Round no 1: Distribution of seats

Political Group Total

Liberal Party (PL) 71

National Party (PN) 55

Innovation and Unity Party – Social Democracy (PINU-SD) 2

Christian Democratic Party (PDC) 0

Distribution of seats according to sex:

Men: 118

Women: 10

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Chamber:
	Congreso nacional
Dates of elections / renewal (from/to):
	28 November 1993
Purpose of elections:
	Elections were held for all the seats in Parliament on the normal expiry of the members’ term of office.
Background and outcome of elections:
	The 1994 congressional elections were held simultaneously with polling for President of the Republic, departmental governors, municipal councillors and 20 representatives to the Central American Parliament. Leading contestants to succeed President Rafael Leonardo Callejas (National Party – PN) were Mr. Oswaldo Ramos Soto of the ruling party and Mr. Carlos Roberto Reina Idiaquez of the Liberal Party (PL), the PN’s traditional rival. During a lengthy campaign, exchanges of personal insults and accusations between these opponents loomed larger than debate on substance, where the two differed little in favouring basically conservative political and economic policies. Polling day – marked by a high abstention rate due partly to inadequate voter registration procedures – resulted in convincing victories for the centre-left PL, which thus turned the tables on the right-wing PN with exactly the same congressional margin. On 27 January 1994, Mr. Reina and his new Cabinet were sworn in for a four-year term. On taking office, the President pledged to fight poverty, corruption and human rights abuses, as well as to place the military under civilian control and reduce its budget allocation. He also stated that his administration would continue the free-market economic reforms of his predecessor and honour Honduras’ foreign debt.

Round no 1 (28 November 1993): Elections results
Number of registered electors	2,700,000 (approx.)
Voters	1,776,207 (65%)
Blank or invalid ballot papers	65,470
Valid votes	1,710,737

Round no 1: Distribution of votes
Political Group	Votes	%
Liberal Party (PL)	906,793	53.01
National Party (PN)	735,123	42.97
Innovation and Unity Party – Social Democracy (PINU-SD)	48,471	2.83
Christian Democratic Party (PDC)	20,350	1.19

Round no 1: Distribution of seats
Political Group	Total
Liberal Party (PL)	71
National Party (PN)	55
Innovation and Unity Party – Social Democracy (PINU-SD)	2
Christian Democratic Party (PDC)	0