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%.

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Won Total held
PRDN-MDN-PUD150,94850.5250
Revolutionary Party81,50027.279
Movement of National Liberation25,1028.403
Guatemalan Christian Democracy20,9577.014
Democratic Authentic Party20,3106.8000
Invalid/blank votes63,247---
Total362,0641003366
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 and Atlas of the world 1961. New York, 1962.
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