1990–91 Guatemalan general election

General elections were held in Guatemala on 11 November 1990.[1] with a second round of the presidential election held on 6 January 1991. The presidential election resulted in a victory for Jorge Serrano Elías of the Solidarity Action Movement, whilst the National Centre Union won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 56.4% in the elections on 11 November 1990 and 45.2% in the elections on 6 January 1991.

1990–91 Guatemalan general election

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Presidential election
11 November 1990 (first round)
6 January 1991 (second round)
 
Nominee Jorge Serrano Jorge Carpio
Party MAS National Centre Union
Running mate Gustavo Espina Manuel Ayau
Popular vote 936,389 438,990
Percentage 68.08% 31.92%

President before election

Vinicio Cerezo
DCG

President-elect

Jorge Serrano Elías
MAS

Results

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President

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CandidateRunning matePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Jorge Carpio NicolleManuel Francisco Ayau CordónNational Centre Union399,77725.72438,99031.92
Jorge Serrano ElíasGustavo EspinaSolidarity Action Movement375,16524.14936,38968.08
Luis Alfonso Cabrera HidalgoMarco Antonio Villamar ContrerasGuatemalan Christian Democracy271,93317.50
Álvaro ArzúFraterno Vila BetoretNational Advancement Party268,79617.29
Luis Ernesto Sosa ÁvilaLuis David Arturo Eskenasy CruzMLNFAN74,8254.81
René Armando de León SchlotterAracely Mercedes Conde Aguilar de PaizPSDAP555,8193.59
José Ángel Lee DuarteCarlos Francisco Gallardo FloresRevolutionary Party33,4292.15
José Ramón Fernández GonzálezJosé Adolfo Putzeys PachecoDemocratic Party of National Cooperation32,3252.08
Manuel Benedicto Lucas GarcíaHéctor Antonio Guerra PedrozaEmerging Movement of Harmony16,8941.09
Fernando Antonio Leal EstévezKurt Martín Meyer RodasNational Renewal Party11,0520.71
Leonel Hernández CardonaRaúl Horacio Montenegro CastellanosUnited Front of the Revolution7,9570.51
Jorge Antonio Reyna CastilloCarlos Antonio Torres HerreraDemocratic Party6,3410.41
Total1,554,313100.001,375,379100.00
Valid votes1,554,31385.931,375,37994.89
Invalid/blank votes254,48814.0774,1105.11
Total votes1,808,801100.001,449,489100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,204,95556.443,204,95545.23
Source: Nohlen, Rosón

Congress

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PartyNationalDistrictTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
National Centre Union399,67925.728357,52822.283341
Solidarity Action Movement375,11924.148225,03114.021018
Guatemalan Christian Democracy271,84217.496276,07217.202127
National Advancement Party268,77617.295233,55914.55712
MLNFAN74,9944.8314,3810.2701
PSDAP555,8043.59164,6334.0301
Revolutionary Party33,4172.15050,5473.1511
Democratic Party of National Cooperation32,2972.08024,7501.5400
Emerging Movement of Harmony16,9151.09010,7590.6700
National Renewal Party11,0250.71017,3861.0800
United Front of the Revolution7,9500.51016,8081.0500
Democratic Party6,4130.41013,2840.8300
FRGPIDFUN201,40112.551212
National Liberation Movement83,7385.2233
PIDFURFRG11,9230.7400
Organised Nationalist Union3,4220.2100
Popular Alliance 52,5210.1600
Democratic Social Party2,2040.1400
Guatemalan Republican Front1,8750.1200
National Progress Front1,6840.1000
Progressive Liberating Party5900.0400
FUNPID4470.0300
PNR–MEC3200.0200
Total1,554,231100.00291,604,863100.0087116
Valid votes1,554,23185.931,604,86389.08
Invalid/blank votes254,48714.07196,73310.92
Total votes1,808,718100.001,801,596100.00

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

Bibliography

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  • Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
  • Political handbook of the world 1990. New York, 1991.