1972 Salvadoran legislative election

1972 Salvadoran legislative election

12 March 1972

All 52 seats in the Legislative Assembly 27 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader % Seats +/– PCN Fidel Sánchez 67.39 39 +5 UNO José Duarte 22.71 8 −8 PPS 6.06 4 +3 FDUI 3.85 1 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 12 March 1972. The result was a victory for the National Conciliation Party, which won 39 of the 52 seats. However, the election was marred by massive fraud and the Central Election Council disqualified the candidates of the opposition National Opposing Union (an alliance of the Christian Democratic Party, the National Revolutionary Movement and the Nationalist Democratic Union) in five out of fourteen constituencies. Voter turnout was 56.7%.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	National Conciliation Party	353,775	67.39	39	+5
	National Opposing Union	119,194	22.71	8	–9
	Salvadoran Popular Party	31,790	6.06	4	+3
	United Independent Democratic Front	20,194	3.85	1	New
Total		524,953	100.00	52	0
Valid votes		524,953	82.72
Invalid/blank votes		109,698	17.28
Total votes		634,651	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,119,699	56.68
Source: Nohlen

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