Elections
The most recent election was held November 2009.
| Parties | Seats |
|---|---|
| National Party of Honduras (Partido Nacional de Honduras) | 71 |
| Liberal Party of Honduras (Partido Liberal de Honduras) | 45 |
| Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Honduras) | 5 |
| Democratic Unification Party (Partido de Unificación Democrática) | 4 |
| Innovation and Unity Party (Partido Innovación y Unidad) | 3 |
| Total votes: 2,300,056 (2,146,012 valid votes) (turnout 51.04 %) | 128 |
| Registered voters: 4,600,000 approx. | |
| Sources: TSE, El Heraldo | |
| 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 | |
The previous election was held on 25 November 2001. Following that election (which saw Ricardo Maduro elected president), party strengths in Congress stood as follows:
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Party of Honduras (Partido Nacional de Honduras) | 46.5 | 61 | |
| Liberal Party of Honduras (Partido Liberal de Honduras ) | 40.8 | 55 | |
| Innovation and Unity Party-Social-Democracy (Partido de Inovación y Unidad-Social Democracia) | 4.6 | 4 | |
| Democratic Unification Party (Partido de Unificación Democrática) | 4.5 | 5 | |
| Christian Democratic Party of Honduras (Partido Demócrata Cristiano de Honduras) | 3,7 | 3 | |
| Total (turnout 66.3 %) | 128 |
Honduras also returns deputies to the supranational Central American Parliament.
Read more about this topic: National Congress Of Honduras
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