1999 Panamanian general election

General elections were held in Panama on 2 May 1999, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new Legislative Assembly.

1999 Panamanian general election

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Presidential election
Turnout76.17% (Increase 2.50pp)
 
Nominee Mireya Moscoso Martin Torrijos Alberto Vallarino Clement
Party Arnulfista PRD OAA
Running mate Arturo Vallarino
Dominador Bazán
Samuel Lewis Navarro
Rubén Arosemena
Popular vote 572,717 483,501 222,250
Percentage 44.80% 37.82% 17.38%

President before election

Ernesto Pérez Balladares
PRD

Elected President

Mireya Moscoso
Arnulfista

Results

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President

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CandidateParty or allianceVotes%
Mireya MoscosoUnion for PanamaArnulfista Party367,86528.77
Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement140,24010.97
Democratic Change36,0682.82
National Renewal Movement28,5442.23
Total572,71744.80
Martín TorrijosNew Nation AllianceDemocratic Revolutionary Party403,64931.57
National Liberal Party36,1112.82
Solidarity Party23,5241.84
Mother Earth Movement20,2171.58
Total483,50137.82
Alberto VallarinoOpposition Action AllianceChristian Democratic Party141,28311.05
Liberal Party45,1923.53
Civic Renewal Party25,5792.00
Popular Nationalist Party10,1960.80
Total222,25017.38
Total1,278,468100.00
Valid votes1,278,46896.07
Invalid/blank votes52,2623.93
Total votes1,330,730100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,746,98976.17
Source: Nohlen[1]

National Assembly

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Party or allianceVotes%Seats
New Nation AllianceDemocratic Revolutionary Party393,35631.9934
National Liberal Party75,8666.173
Solidarity Party71,8605.844
Mother Earth Movement21,8411.780
Total562,92345.7941
Union for PanamaArnulfista Party266,03021.6418
Nationalist Republican Liberal Movement92,7117.543
Democratic Change66,8415.442
National Renewal Movement42,9963.501
Total468,57838.1124
Opposition Action AllianceChristian Democratic Party107,1798.725
Liberal Party41,5883.380
Civic Renewal Party37,7053.071
Popular Nationalist Party11,5060.940
Total197,97816.106
Total1,229,479100.0071
Valid votes1,229,47994.11
Invalid/blank votes76,9115.89
Total votes1,306,390100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,746,98974.78
Source: Nohlen[2]

References

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  1. ^ Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.534.
  2. ^ Elections in the Americas : a data handbook / ed. by Dieter Nohlen, Vol. 1. [Oxford] [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2005. Pp.528.