1974 Salvadoran legislative election

1974 Salvadoran legislative election

10 March 1974

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

Party Leader Seats +/– PCN Arturo Molina 36 −3 UNO 15 +7 FDUI 1 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 10 March 1974. The result was a victory for the National Conciliation Party, which won 36 of the 52 seats whilst the National Opposing Union (UNO) (an alliance of the Christian Democratic Party, the National Revolutionary Movement and the Nationalist Democratic Union) won only 15. However, the election was marred by massive fraud and the official vote counts were not published.

Results

Party		Seats	+/–
	National Conciliation Party	36	–3
	National Opposing Union	15	+7
	United Independent Democratic Front	1	0
Total		52	0
Source: Nohlen

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