2001 Honduran general election

General elections were held in Honduras to elect a president and parliament on 25 November 2001. Ricardo Maduro of the National Party was elected president with over 50% of the vote, while the National Party emerged as the largest party in the National Congress, winning 61 of the 128 seats.

2001 Honduran general election

25 November 2001
Presidential election
Turnout	66.27% ( 6.43pp)
Liberal Nominee Ricardo Maduro Rafael Pineda Ponce Party National Liberal Popular vote 1,137,734 964,590 Percentage 52.21% 44.26%
Maduro:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Ponce:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
President before election Carlos Flores Liberal Elected President Ricardo Maduro National

Closed list PR used to elect Congress.

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ricardo Rodolfo Maduro Joest	National Party	1,137,734	52.21
	Rafael Pineda Ponce	Liberal Party	964,590	44.26
	Olban Valladares	Innovation and Unity Party–Social-Democracy	31,666	1.45
	Matias Funes	Democratic Unification Party	24,102	1.11
	Marco Orlando Iriarte	Christian Democratic Party	21,089	0.97
Total			2,179,181	100.00
Valid votes			2,179,181	95.37
Invalid/blank votes			105,886	4.63
Total votes			2,285,067	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			3,448,280	66.27
Source: Nohlen

National Congress

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	National Party	967,733	46.46	61	+6
	Liberal Party	850,290	40.82	55	–17
	Innovation and Unity Party–Social Democracy	95,059	4.56	4	+1
	Democratic Unification Party	92,818	4.46	5	+4
	Christian Democratic Party	76,886	3.69	3	+1
Total		2,082,786	100.00	128	–5
Valid votes		2,082,786	91.38
Invalid/blank votes		196,580	8.62
Total votes		2,279,366	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,437,454	66.31
Source: Nohlen