1996 Nicaraguan general election explained

Country:

Nicaragua

Previous Election:

1990 Nicaraguan general election

Previous Year:

1990

Election Date:

20 October 1996

Next Election:

2001 Nicaraguan general election

Next Year:

2001

Module:

Embed:

yes

Election Name:

Presidential election

Type:

presidential

Turnout:

76.39% (9.84pp)

Image1:

Arnoldo Alemán (cropped).JPG

Candidate1:

Arnoldo Alemán

Party1:

Liberal Alliance

Party1 Name:

Running Mate1:

Enrique Bolaños

Popular Vote1:

896,207

Percentage1:

50.99%

Candidate2:

Daniel Ortega

Party2:

Sandinista National Liberation Front

Running Mate2:

Juan Manuel Caldera

Popular Vote2:

664,909

Percentage2:

37.83%

President

Before Election:

Violeta Chamorro

Before Party:

Independent

After Election:

Arnoldo Alemán

After Party:

Constitutionalist Liberal Party

Module:

Embed:	yes
Election Name:	Parliamentary election
Seats For Election:	90 of 93 seats in the National Assembly
Majority Seats:	46
Leader1:	Arnoldo Alemán
Party1:	Liberal Alliance
Last Election1:	New
Seats1:	42
Percentage1:	45.97
Leader2:	Daniel Ortega
Party2:	Sandinista National Liberation Front
Last Election2:	39
Seats2:	35
Percentage2:	36.46
Leader3:	Guillermo Osorno
Party3:	CCN
Last Election3:	New
Seats3:	3
Percentage3:	3.72
Leader4:	Benjamín Lanzas
Party4:	PRONAL
Color4:	003D88
Last Election4:	New
Seats4:	2
Percentage4:	2.37
Leader5:	Noel Vidaurre
Party5:	Conservative Party (Nicaragua)
Seats5:	2
Percentage5:	2.13
Leader6:	Sergio Ramírez
Party6:	MRS
Last Election6:	New
Seats6:	1
Percentage6:	1.33
Leader7:	Edgar Quiñónez
Party7:	PRN
Color7:	003F9D
Last Election7:	New
Seats7:	1
Percentage7:	1.23
Leader8:	Alejandro Serrano
Party8:	Unity Alliance
Color8:	7097CD
Last Election8:	New
Seats8:	1
Percentage8:	0.82
Leader9:	Virgilio Godoy
Party9:	PLI
Seats9:	1
Percentage9:	0.73
Leader10:	Alfredo Aguirre
Color10:	A0709E
Last Election10:	New
Seats10:	1
Percentage10:	0.62
Leader11:	Miriam Argüello
Last Election11:	5
Seats11:	1
Percentage11:	0.39
President of the National Assembly
Before Election:	Cairo Manuel López
Before Party:	UDC
After Election:	Iván Escobar
After Party:	Constitutionalist Liberal Party

General elections were held in Nicaragua on 20 October 1996 to elect the President and the members of the National Assembly.^[1] Arnoldo Alemán of the Liberal Alliance (a coalition of the Constitutionalist Liberal Party, Independent Liberal Party for National Unity, Nationalist Liberal Party and Neoliberal Party) was elected President, with the Liberal Alliance also winning 42 of the 93 seats in the National Assembly.

Results

President

National Assembly

By region

Region	AL	FSLN	PCCN	Other
Boaco	57.19%	21.03%	4.59%	17.19%
Carazo	40.02%	39.39%	4.08%	16.51%
Chinandega	36.20%	45.72%	3.28%	14.79%
Chontales	63.76%	19.05%	0.96%	16.23%
Esteli	40.66%	45.78%	2.65%	10.91%
Granada	48.00%	32.92%	2.82%	16.26%
Jinotega	53.40%	28.24%	4.74%	13.62%
Leon	35.79%	46.06%	5.10%	13.05%
Madriz	37.08%	41.64%	2.10%	19.18%
Managua	43.95%	39.87%	4.70%	11.48%
Masaya	43.48%	34.98%	4.00%	17.53%
Matagalpa	49.29%	31.20%	4.40%	15.11%
Nueva Segovia	36.44%	42.80%	1.62%	19.14%
RAAN	50.50%	29.31%	1.12%	19.06%
RAAS	57.06%	28.81%	1.29%	12.85%
Rio San Juan	47.22%	31.15%	3.25%	18.38%
Rivas	44.65%	34.27%	3.48%	17.60%
align=left colspan=5	Source: Constituency Level Elections Archive^[2]

Notes and References

[Dieter Nohlen]
Web site: Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA). www.electiondataarchive.org. 2019-03-09.