1982 Salvadoran Constitutional Assembly election information
1982 Salvadoran Constitutional Assembly election
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All 60 seats in the Constitutional Assembly 31 seats needed for a majority
Party
Leader
%
Seats
PDC
José Duarte
40.20
24
ARENA
Roberto D'Aubuisson
29.28
19
PCN
18.61
14
AD
7.68
2
PPS
3.06
1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Constitutional Assembly elections were held in El Salvador on 28 March 1982.[1] The Christian Democratic Party won a plurality, with 24 of the 60 seats. Voter turnout was 68.0%.[2] A coalition government, representing the three largest parties equally, was subsequently formed under the presidency of Álvaro Magaña.
^Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
^Nohlen, p281
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