REPUBLIC OF HONDURAS CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION OF 30 NOVEMBER 1997 ========================================================= Source: Political Database of the Americas website, Honduras Congress website Parties --------------------------------------------------------- * PDCH (Partido Democrata Cristiano de Honduras) Christian Democratic Party of Honduras * PINU (Partido de Inovacion y Unidad-Social Democracia) Party for Innovation and Unity-Social Democracy * PLH (Partido Liberal de Honduras) Liberal Party of Honduras * PN (Partido Nacional) National Party * PUD (Partido de Unificacion Democratica) Democratic Unification Party NATIONAL SUMMARY ========================================================= Party Votes % Seats --------------------------------------------------------- Christian Democratic Party (PDCH) 49,494 02.6 2 Party for Innovation and Unity (PINU) 78,192 04.1 3 Liberal Party (PLH) 941,264 49.4 72 National Party (PN) 790,808 41.5 55 Democratic Unification Party (PUD) 44,111 02.3 1 --------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,903,869 133 --------------------------------------------------------- VOTES AND DEPUTIES BY DEPARTMENT ========================================================= ATLANTIDA (151,438) ========================================================= Party Votes % Seats --------------------------------------------------------- Christian Democratic Party (PDCH) 1,934 02.1 - Party for Innovation and Unity (PINU) 4,439 04.9 1 Liberal Party (PLH) 44,673 49.7 4 National Party (PN) 37,448 41.7 3 Democratic Unification Party (PUD) 1,366 01.5 - --------------------------------------------------------- Total 89,860 8 --------------------------------------------------------- Victoria Margarita Contreras M (PLH) Rolando Augusto Estreber Pineda (PLH) Jose Antonio Fuentes Posas (PLH) Rodolfo Irias Navas (PN) Fernando Lazo Garcia (PN) Raul Robles Funez (PN) Marco Antonio Sosa Garcia (PLH) Carlos Alfonso Zaldivar (PINU) --------------------------------------------------------- CHOLUTECA (174,290) ========================================================= Party Votes % Seats --------------------------------------------------------- Christian Democratic Party (PDCH) 3,946 03.2 - Party for Innovation and Unity (PINU) 1,998 01.6 - Liberal Party (PLH) 58,371 47.8 5 National Party (PN) 57,268 46.9 4 Democratic Unification Party (PUD) 516 00.4 - --------------------------------------------------------- Total 122,099 9 --------------------------------------------------------- Victor Manuel Argenal (PN) Enrique Eduardo Arias Guillen (PLH) Adan Emilio Calderon Z (PN) Marco Antonio Flores Hernandez (PN) Roger Guillen Bellinos (PN) Gustavo Simon Nunez (PLH) Quintin Javier Soriano Perez (PLH) Victor Manuel Soriano Pizatty (PLH) Calvin Weddle Calderon (PLH) --------------------------------------------------------- COLON (100,731) ========================================================= Party Votes % Seats --------------------------------------------------------- Christian Democratic Party (PDCH) 2,291 03.7 - Party for Innovation and Unity (PINU) 1,378 02.2 - Liberal Party (PLH) 28,855 47.3 2 National Party (PN) 20,782 34.0 2 Democratic Unification Party (PUD) 7,728 12.7 - --------------------------------------------------------- Total 61,034 4 --------------------------------------------------------- Oscar Ramon Najera (PN) Jose Salomon Martinez Duron (PLH) Juan Ramon Salgado Cuevas (PLH) Ramon Lobo Sosa (PN) --------------------------------------------------------- COMAYAGUA (153,990) ========================================================= Party Votes % Seats --------------------------------------------------------- Christian Democratic Party (PDCH) 2,031 02.0 - Party for Innovation and Unity (PINU) 4,126 04.0 - Liberal Party (PLH) 52,301 51.4 5 National Party (PN) 41,458 40.8 3 Democratic Unification Party (PUD) 1,769 01.7 - --------------------------------------------------------- Total 101,685 8 --------------------------------------------------------- Fabian Discua Carranza (PLH) Justo Jimenez (PLH) Juventina Ortega Melgar (PN) Ignasio Paz Mejia (PN) Salomon Pineda Castellanos (PLH) Jose Rubio Suazo (PN) Valentin Suarez Osejo (PLH) --------------------------------------------------------- COPAN (131,220) ========================================================= Party Votes % Seats --------------------------------------------------------- Christian Democratic Party (PDCH) 1,735 01.8 - Party for Innovation and Unity (PINU) 2,197 02.3 - Liberal Party (PLH) 44,841 47.9 4 National Party (PN) 43,851 46.8 3 Democratic Unification Party (PUD) 1,020 01.1 - --------------------------------------------------------- Total 93,644 7 --------------------------------------------------------- Jose Ernesto Castejon Aldana (PLH) Jose Santos Cruz Garcia (PN) Juvenal Tobias Lopez Menjivar (PN) Santos Alberto Orellana (PLH) Elder Armando Romero Moreno (PLH) Jose Angel Saavedra Posadas (PLH) Carlos Alex Santos Yacobo (PN) --------------------------------------------------------- CORTES (516,708) ========================================================= Party Votes % Seats --------------------------------------------------------- Christian Democratic Party (PDCH) 8,730 02.9 1 Party for Innovation and Unity (PINU) 18,455 06.2 1 Liberal Party (PLH) 158,740 53.8 11 National Party (PN) 103,041 34.9 7 Democratic Unification Party (PUD) 6,147 02.1 - --------------------------------------------------------- Total 295,113 20 --------------------------------------------------------- Jack Arevalo Fuentes (PLH) Catalino Argueta Maldonado (PN) Oscar Armando Avila Banegas (PLH) Antonieta Botto Handal (PN) Denis Orlando Cubero Lopez (PLH) Orfilia Esperanza Carranza (PLH) Carlos Manuel Estevez (PN) Jose de Jesus Flores Guevara (PN) Hector Orlando Garcia Navarro (PLH) Esteban Handal Perez (PLH) Jose Alfonso Hernandez Cordoba (PLH) Carlos Gabriel Kattan Salem (PN) Mario Ramon Lopez Gomez (PLH) Juan Pablo Osorio (PDCH) Leda Lizeth Pagan Rodriguez (PN) Emerito Pineda Enamorado (PLH) Francisco Xavier Sierra Murcia (PLH) Mario Adelo Tinoco Aguilar (PN) Jose Toribio Aguilera (PINU) Jose Donaldo Villatoro Hall (PLH) --------------------------------------------------------- EL PARAISO (163,017) ========================================================= Party Votes % Seats --------------------------------------------------------- Christian Democratic Party (PDCH) 2,090 01.9 - Party for Innovation and Unity (PINU) 2,022 01.8 - Liberal Party (PLH) 62,058 55.5 3 National Party (PN) 44,593 39.9 3 Democratic Unification Party (PUD) 1,109 01.0 - --------------------------------------------------------- Total 111,872 6 --------------------------------------------------------- Guillermo Arnoldo Alvarez Cabrer (PN) Rodrigo Castillo Aguilar (PLH) Jose Celin Discua Elvir (PN) Maria del Rosario Molina Mendoza (PLH) Luis Mamilio Rodas Gamero (PLH) Efrain Amilcar Valladares (PN) --------------------------------------------------------- FCO MORAZAN (580,376) ========================================================= Party Votes % Seats --------------------------------------------------------- Christian Democratic Party (PDCH) 9,825 02.5 1 Party for Innovation and Unity (PINU) 26,682 06.8 1 Liberal Party (PLH) 181,383 46.3 11 National Party (PN) 161,737 41.3 9 Democratic Unification Party (PUD) 11,656 03.0 1 --------------------------------------------------------- Total 391,283 23 --------------------------------------------------------- Marco Antonio Andino Flores (PLH) Angelo Botazzi (PN) Rafael Leonardo Callejas Romero (PN) Dubal Antonio Carias (PLH) Roberto Antonio Fernandez (PLH) Heriberto Flores Lagos (PDCH) Matias Funez Valladares (PUD) Jose Ernesto Hernandez Maradiaga (PLH) Soad Salomon Hode (PN) Rossel Renan Inestroza Hernandez (PN) Tomas Raimundo Lozano Reyes (PLH) Jose Fernando Martinez Jimenez (PLH) Roberto Anibal Martinez Lozano (PN) Luz Ernestina Mejia Portillo (PLH) Gloria Guadalupe Oqueli Solorzan (PLH) Miguel Rodrigo Pastor Mejia (PN) Rafael Pineda Ponce (PLH) Jose S Ramirez Soto (PN) Jose Oswaldo Ramos Soto (PN) Alonzo Victor Valenzuela Soto (PN) Olban Francisco Valladares Ordon (PINU) Ramon Adolfo Villeda Bermudez (PLH) Ivan Alonzo Zelaya Medrano (PLH) --------------------------------------------------------- GRACIAS A DIOS (14,894) ========================================================= Party Votes % Seats --------------------------------------------------------- Christian Democratic Party (PDCH) 224 02.3 - Party for Innovation and Unity (PINU) 412 04.2 - Liberal Party (PLH) 4,209 43.3 - National Party (PN) 4,852 49.9 1 Democratic Unification Party (PUD) 32 00.3 - --------------------------------------------------------- Total 9,729 1 --------------------------------------------------------- Frank Goff Eude (PN) --------------------------------------------------------- INTIBUCA (71,658) ========================================================= Party Votes % Seats --------------------------------------------------------- Christian Democratic Party (PDCH) 1,132 02.1 - Party for Innovation and Unity (PINU) 621 01.2 - Liberal Party (PLH) 22,556 42.7 1 National Party (PN) 27,416 51.9 2 Democratic Unification Party (PUD) 1,131 02.1 - --------------------------------------------------------- Total 52,856 3 --------------------------------------------------------- Natanael del Cid Menendez (PN) Francisco Adolfo Sandoval Aleman (PLH) Hugo Eduardo Vasquez Velazquez (PN) --------------------------------------------------------- ISLAS DE LA BAHIA (17,674) ========================================================= Party Votes % Seats --------------------------------------------------------- Christian Democratic Party (PDCH) 81 00.7 - Party for Innovation and Unity (PINU) 252 02.3 - Liberal Party (PLH) 6,029 56.3 1 National Party (PN) 4,285 40.0 - Democratic Unification Party (PUD) 53 00.5 - --------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,700 1 --------------------------------------------------------- Ivan Hugh Hones Jackson (PLH) --------------------------------------------------------- LA PAZ (65,763) ========================================================= Party Votes % Seats --------------------------------------------------------- Christian Democratic Party (PDCH) 1,323 02.7 - Party for Innovation and Unity (PINU) 1,392 02.8 - Liberal Party (PLH) 23,896 49.0 2 National Party (PN) 19,283 39.5 1 Democratic Unification Party (PUD) 2,866 05.9 - --------------------------------------------------------- Total 48,760 3 --------------------------------------------------------- Abel Benitez (PLH) La Paz Pompeyo Bonilla (PN) La Paz Jose Julian Suazo Cervantes (PLH) La Paz --------------------------------------------------------- LEMPIRA (100,156) ========================================================= Party Votes % Seats --------------------------------------------------------- Christian Democratic Party (PDCH) 1,763 02.5 - Party for Innovation and Unity (PINU) 1,152 01.6 - Liberal Party (PLH) 29,828 41.8 2 National Party (PN) 37,939 53.1 3 Democratic Unification Party (PUD) 703 01.0 - --------------------------------------------------------- Total 71,385 5 --------------------------------------------------------- Mario Antonio Calix Orellana (PN) Rolando Cardenas Paz (PLH) Carlos Humberto Diaz Cruz (PLH) Juan Orlando Hernandez Alvarado (PN) Orlando Valenzuela (PN) --------------------------------------------------------- OCOTEPEQUE (49,962) ========================================================= Party Votes % Seats --------------------------------------------------------- Christian Democratic Party (PDCH) 816 02.2 - Party for Innovation and Unity (PINU) 466 01.2 - Liberal Party (PLH) 19,804 52.7 1 National Party (PN) 16,362 43.6 1 Democratic Unification Party (PUD) 98 00.3 - --------------------------------------------------------- Total 37,546 2 --------------------------------------------------------- Ricardo Antonio Pena (PN) Luis Rigoberto Santos (PLH) --------------------------------------------------------- OLANCHO (170,088) ========================================================= Party Votes % Seats --------------------------------------------------------- Christian Democratic Party (PDCH) 2,273 01.9 - Party for Innovation and Unity (PINU) 4,626 03.8 - Liberal Party (PLH) 60,263 50.0 4 National Party (PN) 52,109 43.2 3 Democratic Unification Party (PUD) 1,247 01.0 - --------------------------------------------------------- Total 120,518 7 --------------------------------------------------------- Hector Vidal Cerrado Cruz (PLH) Lincol Alejandro Figueroa (PN) Miguel Angel Garcia (PN) Jose Ricardo Guifarro Hernandez (PLH) Miguel Rafael Madrid Lopez (PLH) Julio Eduardo Sarmiento Galindo (PN) Carlos Armando Zelaya Rosales (PLH) --------------------------------------------------------- SANTA BARBARA (163,697) ========================================================= Party Votes % Seats --------------------------------------------------------- Christian Democratic Party (PDCH) 3,679 03.2 - Party for Innovation and Unity (PINU) 2,227 02.0 - Liberal Party (PLH) 54,516 48.3 5 National Party (PN) 48,508 42.9 4 Democratic Unification Party (PUD) 4,033 03.6 - --------------------------------------------------------- Total 112,963 9 --------------------------------------------------------- Jose Salomon Fajardo Bueso (PLH) Miguel Bueso (PN) Martha C Figueroa de Guevara (PN) Lorenzo Arcadio Flores (PLH) Angel Alfonso Paz Lopez (PN) Maria de la Paz Rivera (PLH) Yankel Antonio Rossenthal Coello (PLH) Eusebia Sarmiento (PN) Hector Ramon Trochez Velasquez (PLH) --------------------------------------------------------- VALLE (72,049) ========================================================= Party Votes % Seats --------------------------------------------------------- Christian Democratic Party (PDCH) 1,704 03.3 - Party for Innovation and Unity (PINU) 1,613 03.2 - Liberal Party (PLH) 23,939 47.1 2 National Party (PN) 23,314 45.9 2 Democratic Unification Party (PUD) 228 00.4 - --------------------------------------------------------- Total 50,798 4 --------------------------------------------------------- Hernan Omar Gonzalez Valladares (PN) Jose Maria Gutierrez Santos (PLH) Manuel Antonio Vides Fuentes (PLH) Julio Cesar Villatoro (PN) --------------------------------------------------------- YORO (201,962) ========================================================= Party Votes % Seats --------------------------------------------------------- Christian Democratic Party (PDCH) 3,917 03.2 - Party for Innovation and Unity (PINU) 4,134 03.4 - Liberal Party (PLH) 65,992 54.1 5 National Party (PN) 45,572 37.3 4 Democratic Unification Party (PUD) 2,409 02.0 - --------------------------------------------------------- Total 122,024 9 --------------------------------------------------------- Armando Avila Panchame (PN) Jose Virgilio Carrasco Hawit (PLH) Jorge Johnny Handal Hawit (PN) Jamil Nicolas Hanit Castro (PN) Roberto Micheletti Bain (PLH) Juan Ramon Morales Turcios (PLH) Jose Angel Pineda Guifarro (PLH) Jose Tomas Ponce Posas (PLH) Rene Ramon Robleda Matute (PN) ---------------------------------------------------------