1970 Guatemalan general election
General elections were held in Guatemala on 1 March 1970.[1] No candidate received over 50% of the vote in the presidential election, resulting in Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio being elected by Congress on 21 March by a vote of 37 to 17.[2] The National Liberation Movement–Institutional Democratic Party alliance also won the Congressional elections. Voter turnout was 53.82% in the presidential election and 53.26% in the Congressional elections.
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Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Popular vote | Congress vote | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio | MLN–PID | 251,135 | 43.35 | 37 | 68.52 | |
| Mario Fuentes Pieruccini | Revolutionary Party | 202,241 | 34.91 | 17 | 31.48 | |
| Jorge Lucas Caballeros | Guatemalan Christian Democracy | 125,948 | 21.74 | |||
| Total | 579,324 | 100.00 | 54 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 579,324 | 90.42 | 54 | 100.00 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 61,360 | 9.58 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 640,684 | 100.00 | 54 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,190,449 | 53.82 | 55 | 98.18 | ||
| Source: Nohlen | ||||||
Congress
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLN–PID | 231,528 | 41.71 | 31 | +5 | |
| Revolutionary Party | 201,119 | 36.24 | 19 | –10 | |
| Guatemalan Christian Democracy | 122,379 | 22.05 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 555,026 | 100.00 | 50 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 555,026 | 87.55 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 78,953 | 12.45 | |||
| Total votes | 633,979 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,190,449 | 53.26 | |||
| Source: Nohlen | |||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p323 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
- T. Skinner (1974) The West Indies & Caribbean Year Book: Anuario Comercial de Las Antillas Y Países Del Caribe, Volume 1974, p509
Bibliography
- Guía del organismo legislativo República de Guatemala. Preparada por el Instituto Nacional de Administración para el Desarrollo, Dobierno de la República. 1968.
- Villagrán Kramer, Francisco. Biografía política de Guatemala: años de guerra y años de paz. FLACSO-Guatemala, 2004.
- Political handbook of the world 1970. New York, 1971.
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