1953 Guatemalan parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Guatemala for half the seats in Congress between 16 and 18 January 1953. The Revolutionary Action Party won a plurality of seats.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Revolutionary Action Party			22
Party of the Guatemalan Revolution			16
National Renovation Party			7
Guatemalan Labor Party			4
Four other parties¹			5
Independents¹			4
Invalid/blank votes		-	-
Total	241,318	100	56

¹ The four other parties were opposition parties, whilst the independents were all pro-government.

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