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%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
			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

1. 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.