Nicaraguan general election, 2001

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General elections were held in Nicaragua to elect a president and parliament on November 4, 2001.

Presidential election

Daniel Ortega lost his third successive presidential election, being beaten by Enrique Bolaños of the Constitutionalist Liberal Party.

Summary of the 4 November 2001 Nicaragua presidential election results
Candidates - Parties	Votes	%
Enrique José Bolaños Geyer - Constitutionalist Liberal Party	1,228,412	56.31
José Daniel Ortega Saavedra - Sandinista National Liberation Front	922,436	42.28
Alberto Saborío Morales - Conservative Party of Nicaragua	30,670	1.41
Total (turnout 73.19%)		100.00
Source: Catálogo Estadístico de Elecciones en Nicaragua 1990-2011

The Constitutionalist Liberal Party also won the parliamentary elections, taking over half the vote and 48 of the 92 seats.

Summary of the 4 November 2001 National Assembly of Nicaragua election results
Parties	Votes	%	Seats
Parties	Votes	%	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

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See also: Elections in the Federal Republic of Central America

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