1959 Guatemalan parliamentary election
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%.
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| 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 | ||||
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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 of the world 1959. New York. 1960.
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