2001 Honduran general election

2001 Honduran general election

25 November 2001

Presidential election

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

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.

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