1978–79 Ecuadorian general election explained

Country:	Ecuador
Previous Election:	1968 Ecuadorian general election
Previous Year:	1968
Next Election:	1984 Ecuadorian general election
Next Year:	1984
Module:	Embed: yes Election Name: Presidential election Type: presidential Election Date: 16 July 1978 (first round) 29 April 1979 (second round) Image1: Jaime Roldós Aguilera.png Party1: Concentration of People's Forces Running Mate1: Osvaldo Hurtado Popular Vote1: 1,025,148 Percentage1: 68.49% Nominee2: Sixto Durán Ballén Party2: Social Christian Party (Ecuador) Running Mate2: José Icaza Popular Vote2: 471,657 Percentage2: 31.51% President Before Election: Alfredo Poveda Before Party: Nonpartisan candidate After Election: Jaime Roldós Aguilera After Party: Concentration of People's Forces

General elections were held in Ecuador in 1978 and 1979.^[1] The first round of the presidential election was held on 16 July 1978, with a second round held alongside parliamentary elections on 29 April 1979.^[1] The presidential election was won by Jaime Roldós Aguilera of the Concentration of People's Forces (CPF), who received 68.5% of the vote in the run-off, becoming the country's first freely-elected president.^[2] The CPF emerged as the largest party in the National Congress, winning 29 of the 69 seats.^[3]

Results

National Congress

List of elected representatives

Name	Party	Constituency
	ID
		Los Ríos
		National
		Morona Santiago
		Guayas
		National
Eudoro Bienvenido Loor Rivadeneira	PLRE	Manabí
Ezequiel Clavijo Martínez	PCE	Cañar
Fausto Vallejo Escobar	CFP	Chimborazo
		Manabí
		Los Ríos
		Guayas
		Pichincha
		Esmeraldas
		Tungurahua
		Manabí
		Azuay
		Guayas
		Imbabura
		Galápagos
		Imbabura
		Pichincha
		Imbabura
		Cotopaxi
		Manabí
		Napo
		National
		Chimborazo
		El Oro
		Loja
		National
		National
		National
		National
		Cotopaxi
		Guayas
		Carchi
		National
		Esmeraldas
		Pastaza
		Carchi
		Guayas
Source: Almanaque Ecuador total 1996^[4]

Notes and References

1. [Dieter Nohlen]
2. Enciclopedia Electoral Latinoamericana y del Caribe, p300
3. Nohlen, p395
4. Almanaque Ecuador Total 1996, Publimprent S.A.