1970 Salvadoran legislative election
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Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 8 March 1970.[1] The result was a victory for the National Conciliation Party, which won 34 of the 52 seats. However, the election was marred by massive fraud.[2] Voter turnout was just 41.6%.[2]
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8 March 1970
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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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| National Conciliation Party | 315,560 | 59.75 | 34 | +7 | |
| Christian Democratic Party | 142,659 | 27.01 | 16 | –3 | |
| Nationalist Democratic Union | 32,450 | 6.14 | 1 | New | |
| Salvadoran Popular Party | 28,606 | 5.42 | 1 | –3 | |
| National Revolutionary Movement | 8,832 | 1.67 | 0 | –2 | |
| Total | 528,107 | 100.00 | 52 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 528,107 | 84.83 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 94,463 | 15.17 | |||
| Total votes | 622,570 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,494,931 | 41.65 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||