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 | |
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Won | Total held | |||
National Democratic Reconciliation Party | 78,763 | 25.81 | 25 | 35 |
Revolutionary Party | 71,682 | 23.49 | 7 | |
National Democratic Movement | 67,615 | 22.16 | 13 | |
Guatemalan Christian Democracy | 30,358 | 9.95 | 11 | |
Revolutionary Unity Party | 21,173 | 6.94 | 0 | 0 |
Authentic Revolutionary Party | 14,158 | 4.64 | 0 | 0 |
National Renewal Party | 7,677 | 2.52 | 0 | 0 |
Guatemalan Anticommunist Liberal Party | 4,255 | 1.39 | 0 | 0 |
Institutional Reformist Party | 3,499 | 1.15 | 0 | 0 |
Anticommunist Authentic Party | 3,212 | 1.05 | 0 | 0 |
Party Nationalist Liberal Union | 2,734 | 0.90 | 0 | 0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 34,370 | - | - | - |
Total | 339,496 | 100 | 33 | 66 |
Source: Nohlen |
References
Bibliography
- Villagrán Kramer. Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala. 2004.
- Political handbook of the world 1959. New York. 1960.
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