1994 Salvadoran general election Registered 2,737,743
Presidential election
Turnout 52.27% (first round) 2.43pp 45.51% (second round)
First round results by department Second round results by department
Legislative election
All 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly 43 seats needed for a majority
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by constituency
General elections were held in El Salvador on 20 March 1994, with a second round of the presidential elections taking place on 24 April. Armando Calderón Sol of the Nationalist Republican Alliance won the presidential elections, whilst his party also won the legislative elections. Voter turnout was 52.27% in the first round of the presidential elections and 45.51% in the second, whilst it was 53.08% for the legislative election.[ 1]
Results
President Candidate Running mate Party First round Second round Votes % Votes % Armando Calderón Sol Enrique Borgo Bustamante Nationalist Republican Alliance 651,632 49.11 818,264 68.35 Rubén Zamora Francisco Roberto Lima Rivera FMLN –CD331,629 24.99 378,980 31.65 Fidel Chávez Mena Atilio Vieytez Christian Democratic Party 215,936 16.27 Roberto García Escobar Roberto Marchesini National Conciliation Party 70,854 5.34 Jorge Martínez Arístides Escobar Benítez Movement of Unity 31,925 2.41 Edgardo Engelhard José Roberto Rivas Iglesias Movement of National Solidarity 13,959 1.05 Rhina Victoria Escalante Edgar Saúl Romero Sánchez Authentic Democratic Christian Movement 10,901 0.82 Total 1,326,836 100.00 1,197,244 100.00 Valid votes 1,326,836 92.72 1,197,244 96.08 Invalid/blank votes 104,199 7.28 48,783 3.92 Total votes 1,431,035 100.00 1,246,027 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,737,743 52.27 2,737,743 45.51 Source: TSE , TSE
Legislative Assembly Party Votes % Seats +/– Nationalist Republican Alliance 605,775 45.03 39 0 Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front 287,811 21.39 21 New Christian Democratic Party 240,451 17.87 18 –8 National Conciliation Party 83,520 6.21 4 –5 Democratic Convergence 59,843 4.45 1 –7 Movement of Unity 33,510 2.49 1 New Movement of National Solidarity 12,827 0.95 0 New Authentic Democratic Christian Movement 12,109 0.90 0 –1 National Revolutionary Movement 9,431 0.70 0 New Total 1,345,277 100.00 84 0 Valid votes 1,345,277 92.57 Invalid/blank votes 108,022 7.43 Total votes 1,453,299 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,737,743 53.08 Source: Nohlen,[ 2] TSE
Municipalities
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