Guatemalan parliamentary election, 1959

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Parliamentary elections were held in Guatemala on 16 December 1959,[1] in order to elect half the seats in Congress. Voter turnout was just 44.91%.

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Won Total held
National Democratic Reconciliation Party78,76325.812535
Revolutionary Party71,68223.49 7
National Democratic Movement67,61522.16 13
Guatemalan Christian Democracy30,3589.95 11
Revolutionary Unity Party21,1736.9400
Authentic Revolutionary Party14,1584.6400
National Renewal Party7,6772.5200
Guatemalan Anticommunist Liberal Party4,2551.3900
Institutional Reformist Party3,4991.1500
Anticommunist Authentic Party3,2121.0500
Party Nationalist Liberal Union2,7340.9000
Invalid/blank votes34,370---
Total339,4961003366
Source: Nohlen

References

  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

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