1966 Salvadoran legislative election

1966 Salvadoran legislative election

13 March 1966

All 52 seats in the Legislative Assembly 27 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– PCN Julio Rivera 53.62 31 −1 PDC 31.16 15 +1 Renovating Action 6.89 4 −2 PREN 5.93 1 New Popular 2.40 1 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by constituency

Legislative elections were held in El Salvador on 13 March 1966. The result was a victory for the National Conciliation Party, which won 31 of the 52 seats.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	National Conciliation Party	207,586	53.62	31	–1
	Christian Democratic Party	120,645	31.16	15	+1
	Renovating Action Party	26,661	6.89	4	–2
	National Evaluation Republican Party	22,960	5.93	1	New
	Salvadoran Popular Party	9,303	2.40	1	New
Total		387,155	100.00	52	0
Registered voters/turnout		1,195,823	–
Source: Krennerich 2005, p. 282

Results by department

The following table displays the number of votes and seats each political party received from each of the country's 14 departments. The party with the most votes in a department is highlighted in its party color and the party with the second most votes and seats in a department is in gray.

Department	PCN			PDC			PAR			PREN			PPS			Blank/invalid	Total
	V	%	S	V	%	S	V	%	S	V	%	S	V	%	S	V	V
Ahuachapán	10,593	65.4	3	1,758	10.8	0	1,114	6.9	0	399	2.5	0	2,339	14.4	1	–	16,203
Cabañas	8,071	73.0	2	986	8.9	0	158	1.4	0	1,821	16.5	0	26	0.2	0	–	11,062
Chalatenango	12,135	64.7	2	4,611	24.6	1	869	4.6	0	1,034	5.5	0	105	0.6	0	–	18,754
Cuscatlán	12,100	65.4	1	5,420	24.6	1	387	2.1	0	542	2.9	0	49	0.3	0	–	18,498
La Libertad	15,393	48.7	2	11,281	35.7	2	2,002	6.3	0	1,718	5.4	0	1,194	3.8	0	–	31,588
La Paz	7,689	52.7	2	6,058	41.5	1	—			852	5.8	0	—			–	14,599
La Unión	12,327	63.6	2	1,866	9.6	0	1,513	7.8	0	3,534	18.2	1	143	0.7	0	–	19,383
Morazán	11,288	63.6	2	5,013	30.4	1	—			201	1.3	0	—			–	16,511
San Miguel	18,663	64.9	2	4,668	16.2	1	3,894	13.6	1	1,522	5.3	0	—			–	28,747
San Salvador	32,861	31.2	3	58,579	55.5	5	7,944	7.5	1	4,855	4.6	0	1,257	1.2	0	–	105,496
San Vicente	8,723	66.0	1	3,955	29.9	1	—			241	1.8	0	300	2.3	0	–	13,219
Santa Ana	21,324	54.4	3	9,778	24.9	1	3,585	9.2	1	1,416	3.6	0	3,082	7.9	0	–	39,185
Sonsonate	15,084	66.6	3	3,773	16.6	1	1,266	5.9	0	1,839	8.1	0	692	3.1	0	–	22,654
Usulután	18,986	67.2	3	2,973	10.5	0	3,376	11.9	1	2,936	10.4	0	—			–	28,271
Total	207,586	53.62	31	120,645	31.16	15	26,661	6.89	4	22,960	5.93	1	9,303	2.40	1	–	387,155
Source: Wells 1967, p. 32

References

Bibliography

• Krennerich, Michael (2005). "El Salvador". In Nohlen, Dieter (ed.). Elections in the Americas A Data Handbook Volume 1: North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. pp. 270–299. ISBN 9780191557934. OCLC 58051010. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
• Wells, Henry, ed. (1967). El Salvador Election Factbook, March 5, 1967. Washington, D.C., United States: Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems. LCCN 67-18962. OCLC 260566. Retrieved 20 April 2026.