1981 Honduran general election

General elections were held in Honduras on 29 November 1981. Each voter had a single vote to cast for a presidential candidate, with seats in the National Congress divided based on the share of the vote their presidential candidate had won. The result was a victory for Roberto Suazo Córdova of the Liberal Party, who received 54% of the vote. Voter turnout was 79%.

1981 Honduran general election

29 November 1981
Turnout	78.54% ( 11.00pp)
Presidential election
Nominee Roberto Suazo Córdova Ricardo Zuñiga Party Liberal National Popular vote 636,437 491,089 Percentage 53.93% 41.61%
Córdova:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Zuñiga:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
President before election Policarpo Paz García Military Elected President Roberto Suazo Córdova Liberal

Results

Party		Presidential candidate	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Party	Roberto Suazo Cordova	636,437	53.93	44	+12
	National Party	Ricardo Zuñiga	491,089	41.61	34	+2
	Innovation and Unity Party	Miguel Andonie Fernández	29,419	2.49	3	New
	Christian Democratic Party	Hernán Corrales Padilla	19,163	1.62	1	New
	Independent	Delgado Pérez	2,572	0.22	0	New
	Independent	Mayorga Madrid	911	0.08	0	New
	Independent	López López	514	0.04	0	New
Total			1,180,105	100.00	82	+18
Valid votes			1,180,105	97.15
Invalid/blank votes			34,674	2.85
Total votes			1,214,779	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,546,797	78.54
Source: Nohlen, McDonald