1980 Honduran Constituent Assembly election

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Constituent Assembly elections were held in Honduras on 20 April 1980. In July the Assembly elected Policarpo Paz García as president.

Civilian rule was established in 1980, replacing rule by the military. Following the Constituent Assembly elections, the first general elections since 1971 were held in 1981.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Liberal Party	495,779	51.68	35
	National Party	423,623	44.15	33
	Innovation and Unity Party	35,052	3.65	3
	Independents	4,948	0.52	0
Total		959,402	100.00	71

Valid votes		959,402	95.61
Invalid/blank votes		44,068	4.39
Total votes		1,003,470	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,233,756	81.33
Source: Nohlen

Aftermath

On 25 July the Constituent Assembly elected a new president. With the Liberal Party unable to gain a majority, a compromised was reached for Policarpo Paz García, who had been president since 1978, to remain in office until direct elections could be held the following year.

References

Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p407 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
Derbyshire and Derbyshire. Political Systems of the World. p. 233.
Donald E. Schulz & Deborah Sundloff Schulz (1994) The United States, Honduras, and the crisis in Central America, p59
Helen Schooley (1987) Conflict in Central America, p42

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See also: Elections in the Federal Republic of Central America

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