Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 14 March 1976.[1] The result was a victory for the ruling National Conciliation Party, which was the only party to contest the elections due to a boycott by the opposition as a result of massive electoral fraud.[2]
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All 52 seats in the Legislative Assembly 27 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | |||||||||
Results
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| Party | Seats | +/– | |
| National Conciliation Party | 52 | +16 | |
| Total | 52 | 0 | |
| Source: Nohlen | |||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- ^ Nohlen, p283
Bibliography
edit- Political Handbook of the world, 1976. New York, 1977.
- Herman, Edward S. and Frank Brodhead. 1984. Demonstration elections: U.S.-staged elections in the Dominican Republic, Vietnam, and El Salvador. Boston: South End Press.
- Montgomery, Tommie Sue. 1995. Revolution in El Salvador: from civil strife to civil peace. Boulder: Westview.
- Webre, Stephen. 1979. José Napoleón Duarte and the Christian Democratic Party in Salvadoran Politics 1960-1972. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press.