Nicaraguan general election, 2001
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Presidential election
Daniel Ortega lost his third successive presidential election, being beaten by Enrique Bolaños of the Constitutionalist Liberal Party.
Results
| Candidates - Parties | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Enrique Bolaños Geyer - Constitutionalist Liberal Party | 1,216,863 | 53.6 |
| José Daniel Ortega Saavedra - Sandinista National Liberation Front | 915,417 | 46.3 |
| Alberto Saborío - Conservative Party of Nicaragua | 1.4 | |
| Total (turnout %) | 100.0 | |
| Source: Consejo Supremo Electoral | ||
Parliamentary election
The Constitutionalist Liberal Party also won the parliamentary elections, taking over half the vote and 48 of the 92 seats.
Results
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Departmental | Total | |||
| Constitutionalist Liberal Party (Partido Liberal Constitucionalista) | 1,216,863 | 52.6% | 11 | 38 | 49 |
| Sandinista National Liberation Front (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional) | 915,417 | 42.6% | 9 | 30 | 39 |
| Conservative Party of Nicaragua (Partido Conservador de Nicaragua) | 29,933 | 4.8% | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Total valid votes(turnout 75%) | 2,042,524 | 100.0 | 20 | 70 | 92 |
| Invalid votes | 82,172 | ||||
| Total votes | 2,124,696 | ||||
| Source: Consejo Supremo Electoral, Rulers and Adam Carr | |||||
