1966 Salvadoran legislative election
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Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 13 March 1966.[1] The result was a victory for the National Conciliation Party, which won 31 of the 52 seats.
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13 March 1966
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All 52 seats in the Legislative Assembly 27 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| National Conciliation Party | 207,586 | 53.62 | 31 | –1 | |
| Christian Democratic Party | 120,645 | 31.16 | 15 | +1 | |
| Renovating Action Party | 26,661 | 6.89 | 4 | –2 | |
| National Evaluation Republican Party | 22,960 | 5.93 | 1 | New | |
| Salvadoran Popular Party | 9,303 | 2.40 | 1 | New | |
| Total | 387,155 | 100.00 | 52 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,195,823 | – | |||
| Source: Krennerich 2005, p. 282 | |||||
Results by department
The following table displays the number of votes and seats each political party received from each of the country's 14 departments. The party with the most votes in a department is highlighted in its party color and the party with the second most votes and seats in a department is in gray.[2]
| Department | PCN | PDC | PAR | PREN | PPS | Blank/invalid | Total | ||||||||||
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| V | % | S | V | % | S | V | % | S | V | % | S | V | % | S | V | V | |
| Ahuachapán | 10,593 | 65.4 | 3 | 1,758 | 10.8 | 0 | 1,114 | 6.9 | 0 | 399 | 2.5 | 0 | 2,339 | 14.4 | 1 | – | 16,203 |
| Cabañas | 8,071 | 73.0 | 2 | 986 | 8.9 | 0 | 158 | 1.4 | 0 | 1,821 | 16.5 | 0 | 26 | 0.2 | 0 | – | 11,062 |
| Chalatenango | 12,135 | 64.7 | 2 | 4,611 | 24.6 | 1 | 869 | 4.6 | 0 | 1,034 | 5.5 | 0 | 105 | 0.6 | 0 | – | 18,754 |
| Cuscatlán | 12,100 | 65.4 | 1 | 5,420 | 24.6 | 1 | 387 | 2.1 | 0 | 542 | 2.9 | 0 | 49 | 0.3 | 0 | – | 18,498 |
| La Libertad | 15,393 | 48.7 | 2 | 11,281 | 35.7 | 2 | 2,002 | 6.3 | 0 | 1,718 | 5.4 | 0 | 1,194 | 3.8 | 0 | – | 31,588 |
| La Paz | 7,689 | 52.7 | 2 | 6,058 | 41.5 | 1 | — | 852 | 5.8 | 0 | — | – | 14,599 | ||||
| La Unión | 12,327 | 63.6 | 2 | 1,866 | 9.6 | 0 | 1,513 | 7.8 | 0 | 3,534 | 18.2 | 1 | 143 | 0.7 | 0 | – | 19,383 |
| Morazán | 11,288 | 63.6 | 2 | 5,013 | 30.4 | 1 | — | 201 | 1.3 | 0 | — | – | 16,511 | ||||
| San Miguel | 18,663 | 64.9 | 2 | 4,668 | 16.2 | 1 | 3,894 | 13.6 | 1 | 1,522 | 5.3 | 0 | — | – | 28,747 | ||
| San Salvador | 32,861 | 31.2 | 3 | 58,579 | 55.5 | 5 | 7,944 | 7.5 | 1 | 4,855 | 4.6 | 0 | 1,257 | 1.2 | 0 | – | 105,496 |
| San Vicente | 8,723 | 66.0 | 1 | 3,955 | 29.9 | 1 | — | 241 | 1.8 | 0 | 300 | 2.3 | 0 | – | 13,219 | ||
| Santa Ana | 21,324 | 54.4 | 3 | 9,778 | 24.9 | 1 | 3,585 | 9.2 | 1 | 1,416 | 3.6 | 0 | 3,082 | 7.9 | 0 | – | 39,185 |
| Sonsonate | 15,084 | 66.6 | 3 | 3,773 | 16.6 | 1 | 1,266 | 5.9 | 0 | 1,839 | 8.1 | 0 | 692 | 3.1 | 0 | – | 22,654 |
| Usulután | 18,986 | 67.2 | 3 | 2,973 | 10.5 | 0 | 3,376 | 11.9 | 1 | 2,936 | 10.4 | 0 | — | – | 28,271 | ||
| Total | 207,586 | 53.62 | 31 | 120,645 | 31.16 | 15 | 26,661 | 6.89 | 4 | 22,960 | 5.93 | 1 | 9,303 | 2.40 | 1 | – | 387,155 |
| Source: Wells 1967, p. 32 | |||||||||||||||||
