Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 31 March 1985.[1] The result was a victory for the Christian Democratic Party, which won 33 of the 60 seats. Voter turnout was 42%.[2]
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Christian Democratic Party | 505,338 | 52.35 | 33 | +9 | |
| Nationalist Republican Alliance | 286,665 | 29.70 | 13 | –6 | |
| National Conciliation Party | 80,730 | 8.36 | 12 | –2 | |
| Salvadoran Authentic Institutional Party | 36,101 | 3.74 | 1 | New | |
| Democratic Action | 35,565 | 3.68 | 1 | –1 | |
| Salvadoran Popular Party | 16,344 | 1.69 | 0 | –1 | |
| Renovating Action Party | 2,963 | 0.31 | 0 | New | |
| Popular Orientation Party | 836 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | |
| Centrist Republican Stable Movement | 689 | 0.07 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 965,231 | 100.00 | 60 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 965,231 | 87.62 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 136,375 | 12.38 | |||
| Total votes | 1,101,606 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,623,000 | 42.00 | |||
| 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
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