Honduras

National Congress

Political system: Presidential system
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Notes: Non-participating Member

Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Background

Election date(s): 26 Nov 2017
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: No information available
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry
Number of seats at stake: 128
Scope of elections: Full renewal

Candidates

Number of parties contesting the election: 10
The number of candidates is not available from authoritative sources.: Yes
The number of women candidates is not available from authoritative sources.: Yes

Voter turnout

Registered voters: 5,355,112

Results

About the election: As in the previous elections, no party won an outright majority in the 128-member National Congress. President Juan Orlando Hernandez' National Party (PN) increased its share of seats from 48 to 61. Mr. Hernandez became the first Honduran President to run for a second term after the Supreme Court lifted a ban on re-election in 2015. The Opposition Alliance (see note), endorsing Mr. Salvador Nasralla, the leader of the Anti-Corruption Party (PAC), as its joint presidential candidate, took a total of 35 seats. The Liberal Party (PL), now led by Mr. Luis Zelaya, remained the third largest party. Both President Hernandez and Mr. Nasralla, a TV journalist, claimed victory in the presidential elections, prompting post-electoral violence.

During the election campaign, the major parties focused on anti-corruption measures and the fight against criminal gangs. The opposition criticized the incumbent President, alleging that social security funds had been used in his 2013 presidential campaign.

Note:

In May 2017, the Liberty and Refoundation Party (LIBRE, led by Ms. Xiomara Castro, wife of former President Manuel Zelaya) and the Innovation and Unity Party - Social Democrats (PINU-SD) signed the Agreement of the Opposition Alliance against the dictatorship. Negotiations leading to this agreement had led by former President Zelaya, who had been ousted in 2009 in a move backed by the PN and the Liberal Party (PL). Several PL members left to form LIBRE prior to the 2013 elections. In May 2017, PL leader Luis Zelaya (no relation to the former President) called on former members to return to the PL, to reunite the party. The PL declined an invitation to join the Opposition Alliance for the 2017 elections.
Number of parties winning seats: 8
Percentage of parties winning seats: 80.0%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition: 47.7%

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group	Total
National Party (PN)	61
Liberty and Refoundation Party (LIBRE)	30
Liberal Party (PL)	26
Innovation and Unity Party - Social Democrats (PINU-SD)	4
Honduran Patriotic Alliance	4
Party of Democratic Unification (UD)	1
Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (DC)	1
Anti-Corruption Party (PAC)	1

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected: 101
Number of women elected: 27
Percentage of women elected: 21.1%
Women Directly Elected: 27
Sources: Tribunal Supremo Electoral

International Foundation for Electoral Systems BBC

Reuters

The Guardian

Global Americans

Liberal International

Hondudiario

Partido Libertad y Refundación LIBRE

Liberales

El Heraldo

New legislature

Total number of men after the election: 101
Total number of women after the election: 27
Percentage of women after the election: 21.1%
First-term parliamentarians: No information available
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: No information available
Date of the first session: 21 Jan 2018

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: Mauricio Oliva Herrera (Male)
Date of birth: 1951
Political party: National Party (PN)
Date of election: 21 Jan 2018