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199:
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845:
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524:, which won 39 of the 52 seats. However, the election was marred by massive fraud and the Central Election Council disqualified the candidates of the opposition National Opposing Union (an alliance of the
289:
796:
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Salvador. Presidencia. Departamento de Relaciones Públicas. 1972. Elecciones del 72: 20 de febrero, 12 de marzo. San Salvador: Departamento de Relaciones Públicas, Casa Presidencial.
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Williams, Philip J. and Knut Walter. 1997. Militarization and demilitarization in El
Salvador's transition to democracy. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press.
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833:
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Webre, Stephen. 1979. José Napoleón Duarte and the
Christian Democratic Party in Salvadoran Politics 1960-1972. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press.
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Caldera T., Hilda. 1983. Historia del
Partido Demócrata Cristiano de El Salvador. Tegucigalpa: Instituto Centroamericano de Estudios Políticos.
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1273:
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1253:
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1228:
1223:
1218:
1208:
1203:
1198:
1188:
1183:
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1173:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1143:
1123:
1118:
1108:
376:
371:
51:
41:
1100:
284:
65:
826:
529:
1349:
1283:
1233:
1138:
1113:
1090:
1060:
1020:
995:
489:
406:
381:
357:
819:
320:
259:
104:
640:
159:
1385:
476:
219:
521:
212:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1324:
1319:
1314:
1309:
1304:
1299:
452:
315:
229:
125:
533:
857:
849:
333:
247:
619:
141:
799:
Montgomery, Tommie Sue. 1995. Revolution in El
Salvador: from civil strife to civil peace. Boulder: Westview.
598:
224:
189:
120:
550:
420:
442:
470:
759:
198:
293:
264:
1374:
751:
252:
844:
517:
26:
536:) in five out of fourteen constituencies. Voter turnout was 56.7%.
178:
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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White, Alastair. 1973. El
Salvador. New York: Praeger Publishers.
815:
790:
Political
Handbook of the world, 1972. New York, 1973.
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1362:
Elections in the
Federal Republic of Central America
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Elections in the
Americas: A data handbook, Volume I
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1099:
856:
520:on 12 March 1972. The result was a victory for the
827:
497:
84:
8:
18:
834:
820:
812:
543:
504:
490:
184:
74:
17:
744:
730:
717:
704:
691:
678:
674:
657:
187:
718:
705:
692:
679:
557:
7:
1381:Legislative elections in El Salvador
773:
771:
19:1972 Salvadoran legislative election
641:United Independent Democratic Front
516:Legislative elections were held in
14:
1391:1972 elections in Central America
76:
843:
549:
464:
197:
25:
530:National Revolutionary Movement
69:27 seats needed for a majority
1:
534:Nationalist Democratic Union
413:Ministry of Foreign Affairs
578:National Conciliation Party
522:National Conciliation Party
1407:
526:Christian Democratic Party
1358:
731:
727:
719:Registered voters/turnout
714:
701:
688:
675:
658:
569:
566:
563:
560:
548:
158:
140:
119:
98:
73:
62:
35:
23:
850:Elections in El Salvador
620:Salvadoran Popular Party
309:Administrative divisions
599:National Opposing Union
190:Politics of El Salvador
858:Presidential elections
471:El Salvador portal
431:Diplomatic missions of
220:Constitutional history
1101:Legislative elections
421:Alexandra Hill Tinoco
285:Legislative Assembly
66:Legislative Assembly
64:All 52 seats in the
1386:1972 in El Salvador
693:Invalid/blank votes
545:
20:
544:
1368:
1367:
764:978-0-19-928357-6
736:
735:
514:
513:
448:Visa requirements
407:Foreign relations
394:Political parties
340:Recent elections
183:
182:
176:
175:
58:
57:
1398:
848:
847:
836:
829:
822:
813:
778:
775:
766:
749:
553:
546:
506:
499:
492:
469:
468:
467:
201:
185:
94:
86:
75:
37:
36:
30:
29:
21:
1406:
1405:
1401:
1400:
1399:
1397:
1396:
1395:
1371:
1370:
1369:
1364:
1354:
1293:Local elections
1288:
1095:
852:
842:
840:
787:
782:
781:
776:
769:
750:
746:
741:
542:
510:
481:
477:Other countries
465:
463:
458:
457:
439:
427:
409:
399:
398:
388:
364:
336:
326:
325:
311:
301:
300:
280:
272:
271:
243:
235:
234:
215:
192:
179:
68:
63:
31:
24:
12:
11:
5:
1404:
1402:
1394:
1393:
1388:
1383:
1373:
1372:
1366:
1365:
1359:
1356:
1355:
1353:
1352:
1347:
1342:
1337:
1332:
1327:
1322:
1317:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1296:
1294:
1290:
1289:
1287:
1286:
1281:
1276:
1271:
1266:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1231:
1226:
1221:
1216:
1211:
1206:
1201:
1196:
1191:
1186:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1131:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1111:
1105:
1103:
1097:
1096:
1094:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1028:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
963:
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
873:
868:
862:
860:
854:
853:
841:
839:
838:
831:
824:
816:
810:
809:
806:
803:
800:
797:
794:
791:
786:
783:
780:
779:
767:
743:
742:
740:
737:
734:
733:
732:Source: Nohlen
729:
728:
726:
723:
720:
716:
715:
713:
710:
707:
703:
702:
700:
697:
694:
690:
689:
687:
684:
681:
677:
676:
673:
672:
669:
666:
663:
660:
656:
655:
652:
649:
646:
643:
638:
635:
634:
631:
628:
625:
622:
617:
614:
613:
610:
607:
604:
601:
596:
593:
592:
589:
586:
583:
580:
575:
572:
571:
568:
565:
562:
559:
555:
554:
541:
538:
512:
511:
509:
508:
501:
494:
486:
483:
482:
480:
479:
473:
460:
459:
456:
455:
450:
445:
438:
437:
435:in El Salvador
426:
425:
424:
423:
410:
405:
404:
401:
400:
397:
396:
391:
390:
389:
387:
386:
379:
374:
367:
365:
363:
362:
355:
350:
346:Presidential:
343:
337:
332:
331:
328:
327:
324:
323:
321:Municipalities
318:
312:
307:
306:
303:
302:
299:
298:
297:
296:
294:Ernesto Castro
281:
278:
277:
274:
273:
270:
269:
268:
267:
260:Vice President
257:
256:
255:
244:
241:
240:
237:
236:
233:
232:
227:
222:
216:
211:
210:
207:
206:
203:
202:
194:
193:
188:
181:
180:
177:
174:
173:
170:
167:
164:
162:
156:
155:
152:
149:
146:
144:
138:
137:
134:
131:
128:
123:
117:
116:
113:
110:
107:
102:
96:
95:
90:
87:
82:
79:
71:
70:
60:
59:
56:
55:
49:
44:
33:
32:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1403:
1392:
1389:
1387:
1384:
1382:
1379:
1378:
1376:
1363:
1357:
1351:
1348:
1346:
1343:
1341:
1338:
1336:
1333:
1331:
1328:
1326:
1323:
1321:
1318:
1316:
1313:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1298:
1297:
1295:
1291:
1285:
1282:
1280:
1277:
1275:
1272:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1106:
1104:
1102:
1098:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
864:
863:
861:
859:
855:
851:
846:
837:
832:
830:
825:
823:
818:
817:
814:
807:
804:
801:
798:
795:
792:
789:
788:
784:
774:
772:
768:
765:
761:
757:
753:
752:Dieter Nohlen
748:
745:
738:
724:
721:
711:
708:
698:
695:
685:
682:
670:
667:
664:
661:
653:
650:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
636:
632:
629:
626:
623:
621:
618:
616:
615:
611:
608:
605:
602:
600:
597:
595:
594:
590:
587:
584:
581:
579:
576:
574:
573:
556:
552:
547:
539:
537:
535:
531:
527:
523:
519:
507:
502:
500:
495:
493:
488:
487:
485:
484:
478:
475:
474:
472:
462:
461:
454:
451:
449:
446:
444:
441:
440:
436:
432:
429:
428:
422:
418:
415:
414:
412:
411:
408:
403:
402:
395:
392:
385:
384:
380:
378:
375:
373:
370:Legislative:
369:
368:
366:
361:
360:
356:
354:
351:
349:
345:
344:
342:
341:
339:
338:
335:
330:
329:
322:
319:
317:
314:
313:
310:
305:
304:
295:
291:
288:
287:
286:
283:
282:
276:
275:
266:
263:
262:
261:
258:
254:
251:
250:
249:
246:
245:
239:
238:
231:
228:
226:
223:
221:
218:
217:
214:
209:
208:
205:
204:
200:
196:
195:
191:
186:
171:
168:
165:
163:
161:
157:
153:
150:
147:
145:
143:
139:
135:
132:
129:
127:
124:
122:
118:
114:
111:
108:
106:
105:Fidel Sánchez
103:
101:
97:
91:
88:
83:
80:
77:
72:
67:
61:
54: →
53:
50:
48:
47:12 March 1972
45:
43:
40:←
39:
38:
34:
28:
22:
16:
1193:
785:Bibliography
777:Nohlen, p283
755:
747:
515:
382:
358:
253:Nayib Bukele
225:Abortion law
213:Constitution
46:
15:
706:Total votes
680:Valid votes
518:El Salvador
453:Visa policy
316:Departments
279:Legislature
265:Félix Ulloa
230:LGBT rights
126:José Duarte
1375:Categories
1360:See also:
936:1876 (Jun)
931:1876 (Jan)
739:References
722:1,119,699
334:Elections
290:President
248:President
242:Executive
532:and the
443:Passport
417:Minister
758:, p276
754:(2005)
709:634,651
696:109,698
683:524,953
662:524,953
603:119,194
582:353,775
540:Results
81:Leader
762:
712:100.00
665:100.00
645:20,194
624:31,790
528:, the
130:22.71
109:67.39
89:Seats
725:56.68
699:17.28
686:82.72
659:Total
606:22.71
585:67.39
567:Seats
561:Votes
558:Party
166:3.85
148:6.06
78:Party
1350:2024
1345:2021
1340:2018
1335:2015
1330:2012
1325:2009
1320:2006
1315:2003
1310:2000
1305:1997
1300:1994
1284:2024
1279:2021
1274:2018
1269:2015
1264:2012
1259:2009
1254:2006
1249:2003
1244:2000
1239:1997
1234:1994
1229:1991
1224:1988
1219:1985
1214:1982
1209:1978
1204:1976
1199:1974
1194:1972
1189:1970
1184:1968
1179:1966
1174:1964
1169:1961
1164:1960
1159:1958
1154:1956
1149:1954
1144:1952
1139:1950
1134:1944
1129:1939
1124:1936
1119:1932
1114:1931
1109:1928
1091:2024
1086:2019
1081:2014
1076:2009
1071:2004
1066:1999
1061:1994
1056:1989
1051:1984
1046:1977
1041:1972
1036:1967
1031:1962
1026:1956
1021:1950
1016:1945
1011:1944
1006:1939
1001:1935
996:1931
991:1927
986:1923
981:1919
976:1915
971:1911
966:1907
961:1903
956:1899
951:1895
946:1891
941:1887
926:1872
921:1869
916:1864
911:1859
906:1858
901:1856
896:1854
891:1852
886:1850
881:1848
876:1846
871:1844
866:1842
760:ISBN
648:3.85
627:6.06
383:2024
377:2021
372:2018
359:2024
353:2019
348:2014
172:New
160:FDUI
52:1974
42:1970
654:New
570:+/–
154:+3
142:PPS
136:−8
121:UNO
115:+5
112:39
100:PCN
93:+/–
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770:^
668:52
633:+3
612:–9
591:+5
588:39
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292::
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