1971 Honduran general election

General elections were held in Honduras on March 28, 1971.[1] Voters went to the polls to elect a new President of the Republic and a new Congress. The two main parties, the National Party and Liberal Party, had agreed before the election to split the Congressional seats equally between them, with each party being awarded 32 of the 64 seats.[2] Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés of the National Party won the presidential election with 53% of the vote.

1971 Honduran general election

March 28, 1971

Nominee Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés Jorge Bueso Arias Party National Liberal Home state San Juan de Flores Popular vote 299,807 269,989 Percentage 52.62% 47.38%

President before election Oswaldo López Arellano National Elected President Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés National

Results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	National Party	Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés	299,807	52.62	32	–3
	Liberal Party	Jorge Bueso Arias	269,989	47.38	32	+3
Total			569,796	100.00	64	0
Valid votes			569,796	93.66
Invalid/blank votes			38,546	6.34
Total votes			608,342	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			900,658	67.54
Source: Nohlen

References

1. Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p407 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
2. Nohlen, p413

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