1961 Guatemalan parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Guatemala on 3 December 1961,[1] in order to elect half the seats in Congress. Following the election, the National Democratic Reconciliation Party-National Democratic Movement-Democratic Unity Party alliance held 50 of the 66 seats. Voter turnout was just 44.48%.
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Won | Total held | |||
| PRDN-MDN-PUD | 150,948 | 50.52 | 50 | |
| Revolutionary Party | 81,500 | 27.27 | 9 | |
| Movement of National Liberation | 25,102 | 8.40 | 3 | |
| Guatemalan Christian Democracy | 20,957 | 7.01 | 4 | |
| Democratic Authentic Party | 20,310 | 6.80 | 0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 63,247 | - | - | - |
| Total | 362,064 | 100 | 33 | 66 |
| Source: Nohlen | ||||
References
- Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
Bibliography
- Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
- Political handbook and Atlas of the world 1961. New York, 1962.
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