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1996 Nicaraguan general election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | {{Infobox election |
| 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 | no |
| color1 | |
| running_mate1 | **Enrique Bolaños** |
| popular_vote1 | **896,207** |
| percentage1 | **50.99%** |
| image2 | Felipe González comparece en rueda de prensa con el presidente de Nicaragua. Pool Moncloa. 26 de abril de 1989 (cropped).jpeg |
| candidate2 | Daniel Ortega |
| party2 | Sandinista National Liberation Front |
| running_mate2 | Juan Manuel Caldera |
| popular_vote2 | 664,909 |
| percentage2 | 37.83% |
| map_image | Elecciones presidenciales de Nicaragua de 1996 - Resultados por departamento.svg |
| map_caption | Results by department |
| title | President |
| before_election | Violeta Chamorro |
| before_party | Independent |
| after_election | Arnoldo Alemán |
| after_party | Constitutionalist Liberal Party |
| module | {{Infobox legislative election |
| embed | yes |
| election_name | Parliamentary election |
| seats_for_election | 90 of the 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 César Aguirre |
| party10 | UNO-96 |
| color10 | #A0709E |
| last_election10 | New |
| seats10 | 1 |
| percentage10 | 0.62 |
| leader11 | Miriam Argüello |
| party11 | APC |
| last_election11 | 5 |
| seats11 | 1 |
| percentage11 | 0.39 |
| title | 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. 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% |
| Source: Constituency Level Elections Archive |
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]] (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p489 {{ISBN. 978-0-19-928357-6
- (15 January 1997). "Nicaragua's 1996 Elections and Results". The Library of Congress.
- "CLEA Lower Chamber Elections Archive".
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