2015 Salvadoran legislative election

2015 elections in El Salvador

2015 Salvadoran legislative election

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All 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly
43 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 48.23% ( 3.7 pp)
| Party  | Leader  | Vote %  | Seats  | +/–

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| ARENA | Jorge Velado  | 38.90  | 32  | −1
| FMLN | Medardo González | 37.23  | 31  | 0
| GANA | José Andres Rovira  | 9.22  | 11  | 0
| PCN | Manuel Rodríguez  | 6.77  | 4  | −3
| PDC | Rodolfo Parker | 2.48  | 1  | 0
| ARENA–PCN | –  | 1.66  | 3  |
| PCN–PDC | –  | 0.28  | 1  |
| PCN–DS  | –  | 0.16  | 1  |

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Results by constituency

President of the Legislative Assembly before | President of the Legislative Assembly after

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Sigfrido Reyes
FMLN | Lorena Peña
FMLN

Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 1 March 2015,[1] electing 84 members of the Legislative Assembly, 20 members of the Central American Parliament and 262 mayors.

## Electoral system

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The 84 members of the Legislative Assembly are elected by open list proportional representation from 14 multi-member constituencies based on the departments, with seats allocated using the largest remainder method.

## Legislative election

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Party| Votes| %| Seats
| Nationalist Republican Alliance| 885,374| 38.90| 32
| Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front| 847,289| 37.23| 31
| Grand Alliance for National Unity| 209,897| 9.22| 11
| National Coalition Party| 154,093| 6.77| 4
| Christian Democratic Party| 56,353| 2.48| 1
| ARENA–PCN| 37,690| 1.66| 3
| Democratic Change| 36,796| 1.62| 0
| Salvadoran Democracy| 19,846| 0.87| 0
| Social Democratic Party| 16,770| 0.74| 0
| PCN–PDC| 6,453| 0.28| 1
| PCN–DS| 3,658| 0.16| 1
| Independents| 1,802| 0.08| 0
Total| 2,276,021| 100.00| 84
Valid votes| 2,276,021| 96.09|
Invalid/blank votes| 92,712| 3.91|
Total votes| 2,368,733| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 4,911,672| 48.23|
Source: TSE

## Central American Parliament

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Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–
| Nationalist Republican Alliance| 861,491| 40.14| 8| 0
| Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front| 854,621| 39.82| 8| –1
| Grand Alliance for National Unity| 193,848| 9.03| 2| +2
| National Coalition Party| 124,463| 5.80| 1| –1
| Christian Democratic Party| 45,110| 2.10| 1| 0
| Democratic Change| 29,528| 1.38| 0| 0
| Social Democratic Party| 13,907| 0.65| 0| New
| Salvadoran Progressive Party| 12,150| 0.57| 0| New
| Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity| 11,210| 0.52| 0| New
Total| 2,146,328| 100.00| 20| 0
Valid votes| 2,146,328| 91.44|
Invalid/blank votes| 200,843| 8.56|
Total votes| 2,347,171| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 4,911,672| 47.79|
Source: TSE

## Municipal

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Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–
| Nationalist Republican Alliance| 944,859| 39.93| 129| +13
| Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front| 892,882| 37.73| 85| –9
| Grand Alliance for National Unity| 244,567| 10.34| 19| +2
| National Coalition Party| 173,438| 7.33| 20| –7
| Christian Democratic Party| 52,729| 2.23| 7| +2
| Democratic Change| 25,099| 1.06| 1| –2
| Salvadoran Democracy| 13,132| 0.55| 0| New
| Social Democratic Party| 9,347| 0.40| 1| New
| Salvadoran Progressive Party| 6,552| 0.28| 0| New
| Salvadoran Patriotic Fraternity| 3,658| 0.15| 0| 0
Total| 2,366,263| 100.00| 262| 0
Valid votes| 2,366,263| 97.98|
Invalid/blank votes| 48,790| 2.02|
Total votes| 2,415,053| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 4,911,672| 49.17|
Source: TSE (votes)

### Departmental capitals

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Nayib Bukele was elected as the mayor of San Salvador, the country's capital and largest city.[2]

City  | Current control  | New control

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Ahuachapán |  | Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)  |  | National Coalition Party (PCN)
Sensuntepeque |  | Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)  |  | Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)
Chalatenango |  | Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)  |  | Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)
Cojutepeque |  | Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)  |  | Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)
Santa Tecla |  | Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)  |  | Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)
Zacatecoluca |  | Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN)  |  | Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN)
La Unión |  | Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)  |  | Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)
San Francisco Gotera |  | Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)  |  | National Coalition Party (GANA)
San Miguel |  | Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN)  |  | Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN)
San Salvador |  | Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)  |  | Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN)
Santa Ana |  | Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN)  |  | Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)
San Vicente |  | Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)  |  | Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)
Sonsonate |  | Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)  |  | Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)
Usulután |  | Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA)  |  | National Coalition Party (GANA)

## References

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* El Salvador portal
* Politics portal

1. ^ Elections in 2015 Inter-Parliamentary Union
2. ^ "Resultados de Concejos Municipales – TSE" [Municipal Council Results – TSE]. tse.gob.sv. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.

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