Elections in Honduras

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Elections in Honduras gives information on elections and election results in Honduras.

Honduras elects on national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The President of Honduras is elected for a four-year term by the people by a simple majority of valid votes (nulls and blanks excluded). The unicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) has 128 members (diputados), elected for four year term by proportional representation to represent the country's various departments. Honduras' presidential elections are held on the last Sunday of November of the election year.

Honduras has a Third-party system, but used to have a two-party system, which means that there were two dominant political parties: the Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH) and the National Party of Honduras (PNH). Ahead of the 2013 general election various new parties emerged as contenders for power and influence.

Schedule

Election

Position	2009	2010	2013
Type	Presidential (November) National Congress (November) Gubernatorial (November)	None	Presidential (November) National Congress (November) Gubernatorial (November) Central American Parliament(November)
President and vice president	President and vice president	None	President and vice president
National Congress	All seats	None	All seats
Provinces, cities and municipalities	All positions	None	All positions
Central American Parliament	All seats	None	All seats

Inauguration

Position	2010	2011	2014
Type	Presidential (January) National Congress (January) Gubernatorial (January)	None	Presidential (January) National Congress (January) Gubernatorial (January) Central American Parliament (January)
President and vice president	27 January	None	27 January
National Congress	27 January	None	27 January
Provinces, cities and municipalities	27 January	None	27 January
Central American Parliament	27 January	None	27 January

Recent elections

2012 Presidential and parliamentary elections

Main article: Honduran general election, 2013

2009 Presidential and parliamentary elections

Main article: Honduran general election, 2009

Disputed in the wake of the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis

2005 Presidential election

**Summary of the 27 November 2005 Honduras presidential election results**
Candidates and nominating parties	Votes	%
José Manuel Zelaya Rosales - Liberal Party of Honduras (Partido Liberal de Honduras )	999,006	45.6%
Porfirio Lobo Sosa - National Party of Honduras (Partido Nacional de Honduras)	923,243	42.2%
Juan Ángel Almendares Bonilla - Democratic Unification Party (Unificación Democrática)	29,754	1.4%
Juan Ramón Martínez - Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Honduras)	27,812	1.3%
Carlos Sosa Coello - Innovation and Unity Party (Partido Innovación y Unidad)	20,093	0.9%
Valid Votes Total	2,000,908	91.5%
Null	133,351	6.1%
Blank	55,139	2.5%
Total	2,190,398	100.0%
Registered voters	3,976,550	55.1%
Source: TSE Honduras government election website

2005 Parliamentary election

**Summary of the 27 November 2005 National Congress of Honduras election results**
Parties	Seats
Liberal Party of Honduras (Partido Liberal de Honduras)	62
National Party of Honduras (Partido Nacional de Honduras)	55
Democratic Unification Party (Partido de Unificación Democrática)	5
Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Honduras)	4
Innovation and Unity Party (Partido Innovación y Unidad)	2
Total votes: 1,833,710 (turnout 45.97 %)	128
Registered voters: 3,988,605
Source regarding number of votes IPU Parline

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Referendums	1870

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