1961 Salvadoran Constitutional Assembly election

Constitutional Assembly elections were held in El Salvador on 17 December 1961.[2] The result was a victory for the National Conciliation Party, which won all 54 seats.

Results

Parties and alliances	Votes	%	Seats
National Conciliation Party	207,701	60.1	54
Union of Democratic Parties¹	64,916	18.8	0
National Action Party	49,300	14.3	0
Authentic Constitutional Party	23,665	6.8	0
Invalid/blank votes		-	-
Total	345,582	100	54
Source: Nohlen

¹ The Union of Democratic Parties was an alliance of the Renovating Action Party, the Christian Democratic Party and the Social Democrat Party.

References

1. Luis Eliezer Garcia. "Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de El Salvador » Autoridades » Titulares". Rree.gob.sv. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
2. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p276 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

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