Election Name: | 1984 Ecuadorian general election |
Country: | Ecuador |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | Ecuadorian general election, 1978–1979 |
Previous Year: | 1979 |
Next Election: | 1988 Ecuadorian general election |
Next Year: | 1988 |
Election Date: | 29 January 1984 (first round) |
Image1: | León Febres Cordero.jpg |
Party1: | Social Christian Party (Ecuador) |
Running Mate1: | Blasco Peñaherrera |
Popular Vote1: | 1,381,709 |
Percentage1: | 51.54% |
Party2: | Democratic Left (Ecuador) |
Running Mate2: | Aquiles Rigail |
Popular Vote2: | 1,299,089 |
Percentage2: | 48.46% |
Map Size: | 200px |
President | |
Before Election: | Osvaldo Hurtado |
Before Party: | Democracia Popular |
After Election: | León Febres Cordero |
After Party: | Social Christian Party (Ecuador) |
General elections were held in Ecuador on 29 January 1984, with a second round of the presidential elections on 6 May.[1] After finishing second in the first round, León Febres Cordero of the Social Christian Party won the run-off with 51.5% of the vote.[2] The Democratic Left emerged as the largest faction in the National Congress, winning 24 of the 69 seats.[3]