IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Honduras

Republic of Honduras

Name	Official Name	Type
Honduran National Congress	Congreso Nacional	Assembly
Honduran Presidency	None	Head of State & Government

Chief of State: President Xiomara CASTRO Sarmiento
Head of Government: President Xiomara CASTRO Sarmiento
Assembly: Honduras has a unicameral National Congress (Congreso Nacional) with 128 seats.

The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 4-year term.
In the National Congress (Congreso Nacional) 128 members are elected through an open-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms. There are 18 constituencies corresponding to the 18 departments. Seats are apportioned to each department in proportion to population. Where the district magnitude is one, the election is by plurality. The Hare quotient is used for seat allocation.

2021-11-30
Honduran Presidency
Votes 3,580,527
Registered 5,182,425
Turnout 69.09

2021-11-30
Honduran National Congress
Votes 3,580,527
Registered 5,182,425
Turnout 69.09

2017-11-26
Honduran Presidency
Votes 3,476,419
Registered 6,046,873
Turnout 57.49

2017-11-26
Honduran National Congress
Votes 3,476,419
Registered 6,046,873
Turnout 57.49

2013-11-24
Honduran Presidency
Votes 3,275,346
Registered 5,355,112
Turnout 61.16

2013-11-24
Honduran National Congress
Votes 3,139,692
Registered 5,308,781
Turnout 59.14

2009-11-29
Honduran National Congress
Votes 2,298,690
Registered 4,592,898
Turnout 50.05

2009-11-29
Honduran Presidency
Votes 2,300,056
Registered 4,600,000
Turnout 50.0

2005-11-27
Honduran Presidency
Votes 1,833,710
Registered 3,988,605
Turnout 45.97

2005-11-27
Honduran National Congress
Votes 1,833,710
Registered 3,988,605
Turnout 45.97

2001-11-25
Honduran Presidency
Votes 2,285,087
Registered 3,448,240
Turnout 66.27

2001-11-25
Honduran National Congress
Votes 2,285,087
Registered 3,448,240
Turnout 66.27

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Honduran Presidency	2021-11-30	3,580,527	5,182,425	69.09
Honduran National Congress	2021-11-30	3,580,527	5,182,425	69.09
Honduran Presidency	2017-11-26	3,476,419	6,046,873	57.49
Honduran National Congress	2017-11-26	3,476,419	6,046,873	57.49
Honduran Presidency	2013-11-24	3,275,346	5,355,112	61.16
Honduran National Congress	2013-11-24	3,139,692	5,308,781	59.14
Honduran National Congress	2009-11-29	2,298,690	4,592,898	50.05
Honduran Presidency	2009-11-29	2,300,056	4,600,000	50.0
Honduran Presidency	2005-11-27	1,833,710	3,988,605	45.97
Honduran National Congress	2005-11-27	1,833,710	3,988,605	45.97
Honduran Presidency	2001-11-25	2,285,087	3,448,240	66.27
Honduran National Congress	2001-11-25	2,285,087	3,448,240	66.27

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